ILO highlights the gender gap in pay in 38 countries including Europe and USA

The ILO issued its new report on pay last week during which it revealed that women are still paid less than men for similar work done and in all the 38 countries covered by the report despite the fact that they surpass men in terms of education, experience and productivity. The report noted that the highest gender gap is in the USA where women are paid USD 64.20 for every USD 100 paid to men.  The report added that the gender gap in pay in the USA may be attributed to other factors such as differences in productivity, education, and/or experience.  However, this does not apply to Europe, Russia, and Brazil where women supersede men in all these factors but the gender gap in pay remains.  The report further added that in many European countries, women should be paid 0.9% more than men, but, instead, they are actually paid 18.9% less.
Source: Al-Diyar, Al-Nahar 9 December 2014