[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"page:what-we-do\u002Fnews-stories\u002Fnews\u002F2009\u002Fituc-gender-gap-not-narrowing-brussels-16-oct-2009":3},{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"short_title":7,"intro_text":7,"meta_description":8,"seo_title":8,"path":9,"content_type":10,"locale":11,"go_live_at":7,"first_published_at":12,"page_created_at":13,"published_at":12,"edit_url":14,"breadcrumbs":15,"seo":28,"body_blocks":36,"call_to_action":42,"categories":49,"labels":50,"owner":7,"authors":51,"related_pages":52,"related_sites":53,"in_subsite":54,"contact_page_url":55,"banner_message":56},5569,"ituc-gender-gap-not-narrowing-brussels-16-oct-2009","ITUC: Gender gap not narrowing - Brussels, 16 Oct. 2009",null,"","\u002Fwhat-we-do\u002Fnews-stories\u002Fnews\u002F2009\u002Fituc-gender-gap-not-narrowing-brussels-16-oct-2009","pages.newspage","en","1969-12-30T23:00:00+00:00","2026-03-27T15:37:34.272433+00:00","\u002Fcms\u002Fpages\u002F5569\u002Fedit\u002F",[16,19,22,25,27],{"title":17,"slug":18},"What We Do","what-we-do",{"title":20,"slug":21},"News and Stories","news-stories",{"title":23,"slug":24},"News","news",{"title":26,"slug":26},"2009",{"title":6,"slug":5},{"title":6,"description":8,"image":29,"canonical":30,"robots":31,"og_type":32,"twitter_card":33,"locale":11,"created_at":34,"last_modified_at":35},"https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FSocial_media_preview_image_-_2025.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x630.png","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fwhat-we-do\u002Fnews-stories\u002Fnews\u002F2009\u002Fituc-gender-gap-not-narrowing-brussels-16-oct-2009\u002F","index, follow","website","summary_large_image","1969-12-31T00:00:00+01:00","2026-04-02T22:39:39.200819+02:00",[37],{"type":38,"data":39},"raw_html_block",{"content":40,"variant":41},"\u003Cdiv class=\"zemanta-img\">\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\">T\u003C\u002Fspan>he difference in pay between men and women for the same work, the gender gap, is not getting smaller, says a report published \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.ituc-csi.org\u002Fspip.php?rubrique1&lang=en\">\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\">\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\">by the ITUC\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa> on Friday 16 October, ahead of \u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\">\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\">the ITUC First Women Conference\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan> next week in \u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\">\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\">Brussels\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gender gap exists for 28% of the full-time workers The report, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.ids.ac.uk\u002F\">\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\">\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\">prepared by the IDS\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>, is based on data collected by the \u003Ca data-linktype=\"internal\" data-old_url=\"resolveuid\u002F1874f063dada478ba40c583adfaaae05\" data-val=\"1874f063dada478ba40c583adfaaae05\" id=\"1\" linktype=\"page\">\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\">\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\">WageIndicator project\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>, and based on research in \u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\">\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\">Argentina\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>, \u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\">\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\">Brazil\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>, the Netherlands, India, Mexico, \u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\">\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\">Finland\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>, Poland, the \u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\">\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\">Russian Federation\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>, \u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\">\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\">Sweden\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>, the \u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\">\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\">UK\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan> and \u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\">\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\">South Africa\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>. IDS is the UK scientific partner of the WageIndicator. The research is part of the \u003Ca data-linktype=\"internal\" data-old_url=\"resolveuid\u002F1874f063dada478ba40c583adfaaae05\" data-val=\"1874f063dada478ba40c583adfaaae05\" id=\"1\" linktype=\"page\">\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\">\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\">Decisions for Life project\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>, and in the second half of the week the same delegates will attend a conference with this focus. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The report underlines more unsettling data concerning the gender gap, unsettling given that the gender gap has been addressed in many national policies for at least a decade, that have not generated much effect. Other conclusions of the report:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>Women have less chance to get a promotion or a career, compared to men\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>More women work part-time especially when they have children\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>Single parents are more dissatisfied with their \u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\">\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\">work-life balance\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan> compared to those who have a partner; most single parents are female\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>Between twenty and fifty percent of the people do overtime and are mostly not compensated for that; women are more affected than men. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>Participation of women in pension and medical insurance programs is lower\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca class=\"external-link\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.ituc-csi.org\u002Fspip.php?article2799\">You can download the ITUC press release\u003C\u002Fa> or\u003Ca class=\"external-link\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.ituc-csi.org\u002FIMG\u002Fpdf\u002FGAP-09_EN.pdf\"> full report (pdf. 3.5 GB)\u003C\u002Fa> here \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fdocs.google.com\u002Fpresent\u002Fedit?id=0AT0V-EKZZrH3ZGZwcWtqdF81NWQ3bmd4dmR0&hl=en\">\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\">\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\">or find a summarizing slide show here\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>","light",{"text":43,"link":44},"Contact us",{"title":43,"url":45,"description":43,"rel":46,"type":47,"id":48},"\u002Fabout\u002Fcontact","follow","internal",24590,[],[],[],[],[],false,"\u002Fwork\u002Fliving-wages\u002Fcontact-us","\u003Cp>Welcome to WageIndicator. 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