The average gender pay gap in Europe is 12.7%. This is the difference in average gross hourly wage between men and women across the economy.
The average gender gap in pensions in Europe is 26%. This measures the differences in pensions between women and men (65 years or over).
Below you find the gender pay gap (Eurostat, 2022) and the gender gap in pensions (Eurostat, 2022) in percentages per state.
Pay gap: 5
Pension gap: 27.7 (2023)
Pay gap: 18.4
Pension gap: 34.4
Pay gap: 17.5
Pension gap: 9.9
Pay gap: 9.3
Pension gap: 30.4
Pay gap: 12.5
Pension gap: 24.8
Pay gap: 13
Pension gap: 16.7
Pay gap: 4.3
Pension gap: 30.1
Pay gap: 17.1
Pension gap: 15.1 (2023)
Pay gap: 10.2
Pension gap: 34.3
Pay gap: 17.9
Pension gap: 13.6
Pay gap: 17.7
Pension gap: 9.9
Pay gap: 8.2
Pension gap: 9.2
Pay gap: 12
Pension gap: 13.2
Pay gap: -0.7
Pension gap: 37.9
Pay gap: 8.7
Pension gap: 28.4
Pay gap: 11.1
Pension gap: 25.1
Pay gap: 12.5
Pension gap: 26.3
Pay gap: 4.5
Pension gap: 19.4
Pay gap: 14.4
Pension gap: 20.3
Pay gap: 7.8
Pension gap: 15.6
Pay gap: 15.5
Pension gap: 22.2
Pay gap: 13.9
Pension gap: 30.5
Pay gap: 10.2
Pension gap: 41.8
Pay gap: 13
Pension gap: 37.9
Pay gap: 17.7
Pension gap: 27.6
Pay gap: 10.4 (2018)
Pension gap: 26.7
Pay gap: 13.9
Pension gap: 8.3
Pay gap: 21.3
Pension gap: 4.4 (2023)
Pay gap: 17.9
Pension gap: 30.8
Pay gap: 9.3
Pension gap: 5.4 (2018)
Where do we stand now and what does this directive mean for Belgian companies? In conversation with Kathleen Van Brempt (Member of the European Parliament), Annemie Pernot (Vice President of the Council of Equal Opportunities for Men and Women and Chairwoman of the Permanent Committee on Labor), Martine Vandevenne (gender expert of trade union ABVV) and Hildegard Van Hove (coordinator of gender statistics at the Institute for the Equality of Women and Men).
Syl Arnols (head of HR, Ethias) and Valerie Vinck (head of Personnel & Organisation department, University Hospital Ghent) share their good practices in terms of pay transparency.