SEXUAL EQUALITY
February 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EARNINGS gap between men and women in the European Union (EU) is still too wide at 15%, the European Commission has noted, while making a series of recommendations on tackling the problem. Its latest report on 'equality between men and women' showed Britain has one of the most unequal pay differentials (in 2003), at 22%, way ahead of France at 12% and Italy's 6%. Only Germany amongst the larger EU countries is more unequal, with men earning 23% more. The report added that many more women (in 2004) worked part-time than men: 30.5 % against 6.6 ...
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