The hourly wages in female-dominated occupations are significantly lower than typically male-dominated occupations and sectors - even after completing an apprenticeship. Women have a 13th monthly wage much less often than men. And in industries with a majority of women, wage progression is worse because experience and years of service bring hardly any noticeable improvements. The income gap for women is not only due to increased – and often not freely chosen – part-time work, but also due to the economic disregard for “women’s jobs”. The Swiss Trade Union Confederation (SGB) is therefore calling for a rapid revaluation of low wages in the so-called "women's sectors".
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