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Figures From the Federal Statistical Office: Why the Pay Gap Between Men and Women Remains a Problem
Women still earn on average less money per hour than their male colleagues. But what is the point? Shouldn't equality finally prevail?
The wage gap between women and men remains high. New figures show that women earn an average of 16 percent less per hour – even with comparable work, a gap remains.
Women continue to receive 16 percent less wages than men. This is largely due to "structural" reasons such as work in certain professions and part-time work, says the Federal Statistical Office.
More part-time, more social professions, more mini-jobs: The difference in earnings between the sexes is persistent, and there is a remainder of the wage gap that is difficult to explain.
The earnings situation of women compared to men has once again not improved in Germany this year: compared with average gross hourly earnings, women earned 16 percent less than men - the so-called Gender Pay Gap is as large as 2024, as the Federal Statistical Office in Wiesbaden announced on Tuesday.The Hans-Böckler-Stiftung, close to the trade union, criticised the government's inactivity, but an EU directive could help.The difference in earnin…
Despite the same work and qualifications, women received less pay in 2025. According to the Federal Statistical Office, this is because they take care of the family more often – but not only.
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