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It can also be used by journalists to compare their own wage with those in similar positions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While journalism is a tough and courageous profession, it is not always an equal profession. The global gender pay gap is estimated at 23%. It means that women earn on average 77% of what men earn. Journalism is no exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obstacles to equal pay include:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Lack of access to higher paid positions\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Lack of shared parenting responsibility\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Lack of pay transparency\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Not enough collective agreement provisions on:\r\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Reducing pay inequalities between women and men\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Balancing work and family life\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>The \u003Ca data-linktype=\"internal\" data-val=\"07ec8285ed6c43da90ae59764a21f713\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fsalary\u002Fsalary-survey\u002Fsalary-surveys-journalism\">WageIndicator\u002FIFJ Salary Survey on journalism\u003C\u002Fa> is aimed at documenting the wage gap so as to reduce it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This survey is going to help our affiliates fight for equal pay and opportunities,\" says IFJ President Younes Mjahed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With this survey we will map how big the gender pay gap is in journalism, and work to make it smaller together,\" says WageIndicator Foundation Director Paulien Osse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>How to take the Salary Survey for Journalism\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Visit our \u003Ca data-linktype=\"internal\" data-val=\"07ec8285ed6c43da90ae59764a21f713\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fsalary\u002Fsalary-survey\u002Fsalary-surveys-journalism\">overview of Salary Surveys for Journalism\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Choose your country\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Take 5 minutes to answer the survey and make a change!\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>","light",{"text":44,"link":45},"Contact us",{"title":44,"url":46,"description":44,"rel":47,"type":48,"id":49},"\u002Fabout\u002Fcontact","follow","internal",24590,[],[],[],[],[],false,"\u002Fwork\u002Fliving-wages\u002Fcontact-us","\u003Cp>Welcome to WageIndicator. 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