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Gender pay gap trends in Europe

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Recent data from various European nations highlights differing trends in the gender pay gap. In Sweden, the gap has remained largely stagnant since 2019, with women earning approximately 9.9 percent less than men. This lack of progress is attributed to a gender-segregated labor market, prompting the ‘Lön hela dagen’ network to advocate for reforms such as state-funded wage increases for specific sectors and better access to venture capital for women. Hungary has seen a slight reduction in its wage disparity, which fell from 17.8 percent to 16.9 percent between 2023 and 2024. Despite this decrease, the country remains among the highest in the European Union for wage inequality. Switzerland has reported a continuous narrowing of the ~~gap, with women earning 15.7 percent less than men in~~ gap. According to the Swiss Wage Structure Survey 2024, the average gap decreased to 15.7 percent, down from 18 16.2 percent in ~~2020.~~ 2022. While structural factors like education and ~~seniority~~ professional position account for much of the difference, an unexplained wage gap of 6.5 percent remained, averaging 640 Swiss francs gross per month. Sectoral differences were noted in Switzerland, where the private sector reported a total gap of 17.2 percent (with a 6.7 percent unexplained portion), while the public sector saw a lower gap of 12.8 percent (with a 5.9 percent unexplained portion). The Swiss Federal Statistical Office cautioned that the unexplained portion should not be viewed as a “direct quantitative measure of wage discrimination,” as the ~~gap has seen its first slight decrease since 2014.~~ data may not capture all wage-relevant characteristics.

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