In 2020, all Icelandic companies of over 25 employees must prove they compensate women and men equally for work of equal value – or pay a daily fine.
Iceland elected the world’s first female Prime Minister in 1980 and the world’s first openly gay female Prime Minister in 2009. Canada has made substantial progress but is still struggling with the wage inequality caused by women’s unpaid time off from work due to child care. Countries like Britain and Australia are working hard to catch up with these leaders. Other champions of gender wage equality include Rwanda, Namibia, Nicaragua, Ireland, New Zealand, and The Philippines. Tell your friends and colleagues September 18th is International Equal Pay Day and join the global effort for change! Country by CountryĪlong with its Nordic sisters, Iceland leads the way in gender equality. Currently on a global average, women are earning 23% less than men for work of the same value.īy shining a light on this enduring injustice in its 2030 sustainable development goals, the UN took another important step towards global income equality.
INTERNATIONAL EQUAL PAY DAY 2021 FULL
To illustrate the full impact of this enduring inequity, the UN established September 18 as International Equal Pay Day.Ģ57 Years – that is how long it will take to close the pay gap between the salaries of men and women, as per the World Economic Forum. So, let’s talk about the gender gap in a way that shows the progress we’ve made (however slowly) and the work we still need to do to give every person in the world a fair wage for honest work. Women are still working harder to get ahead - and falling further behind their male colleagues - each and every year. In some countries, this number is as low as 40%.īut, what does that really mean to women in homes and workplaces across the globe? On average (globally), women are paid 68% of what men earn for work of the same value. Researchers and activists often express this “gender wage gap” as a percentage. We’ve come a long way – and we have a long way to go. On September 18, the United Nations observe International Equal Pay Day to draw attention to this crucial issue and urgent need to address the gender pay gap. Other countries, such as war-torn Yemen, need lots of help. Some standouts, like Iceland, have led the world for years. In every country across our world, employers pay women less than men for work of equal value.
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