Equality for women: Despite progress, wage scissors remain huge!

Equality for women: Despite progress, wage scissors remain huge!

Laimgrubengasse 10, 1060 Wien, Österreich - This day, February 13, 2025, the Equal Pay Day is celebrated in Austria, and Senior Citizens' Association President Ingrid Korosec is drawn to the alarming inequality between men and women. "There should be no such day such a day," said Korosec. This year, women have to work "free" until February 25th to achieve a man's salary - this corresponds to 44 days. According to the Stepstone salary report, women earn an average of 12.4 % less than their male colleagues, which makes a difference of around 7,000 euros gross annually, such as ots.at reported .

This imbalance not only leads to immediate financial restrictions, but also has long -lasting negative effects on old -age provision of women who receive an average of 30 % lower pensions. Korosec therefore calls for more transparency for wages and automatic pension splitting to fight against the poverty in old age, which mainly affects women. "Women finally need income justice," she emphasizes. Regarding the upcoming World Women's Day, Korosec also spoke of the necessary steps to achieve real equality, such as Seniorenbund.at reported .

The way to equality

Korosec emphasizes that significant progress in gender equality has been made in the past 40 years. Nevertheless, the wage scissors still exist with a difference of 15 %. The senior citizens' association has found that 47.7 % of women work part -time due to children's education or care, which has serious consequences for their pension claims. At the moment, women receive an average of 42 % less pension, and 26 % of women over the age of 60 are at risk of poverty, while this is only the case in 15 % of men. Korosec sees automatic pension splitting as a significant measure in the government program to eliminate these inequalities. Sad reality: Women have to work for the same work until the end of the month, just because they are women.

Additional programs should support women in a targeted manner, including information on the effects of part-time, support for training and further education as well as the closure of wage scissors. These measures should not only help women, but also increase their opportunities in professional life and in society.