Equal Pay Day in France
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Gender Pay Gap in France
The gender pay gap in France is at 15.3 per cent (2014). With this percentages, France stays around EU-average.
However, the calculation and organisation of the Equal Pay Day indicates that the gender pay gap is much higher and ranges at around 24 per cent.
Equal Pay Day in France
Equal Pay Day 2016
The Equal Pay Day 2016 was held on March 29. Activities have already started during the Christmas period. Then, BPW France sent out quizzes and cards "Christmas without stereotypes" to show that presents for Christmas convey gender stereotypes in a very subtle way.
For the EPD, BPW France started another social media campaign. Under the hashtag #egalisemoi especially young women were motivated to post their statements. The activities were set under the headline 'even with glasses, the 24 % pay gap remains'.
Equal Pay Day 2015
On March 26, 2015, the EPD took place in more than 1o cities in France. This year's highlight of the EPD activities was the making and distribution of quizzes on gender stereotypes and women’s performances in the workplace, next to the regular distribution of information material on the EPD. The main theme of the EPD 2015 was Women's performance evaluation in the workplace without bias.
In the past years, the activities on the EPD varied considerably. In our year, information material and petit fours have been distributed in the Galerie Lafayette in Paris.
Related Links
European Commission: The gender pay gap in the European Union - Infographic
European Commission: The gender pay gap in France