Women in Innsbruck: From November 20th, work free of charge!
Women in Innsbruck: From November 20th, work free of charge!
From November 20, it means for women in Innsbruck that they are statistically working for the rest of the year for free. This marks the Equal Pay Day, a symbol for the ongoing struggle for equality in the payment of men and women. The day represents the time when men have already reached the sum that women have to develop together by the end of the year. While this day is celebrated on October 7th in Vorarlberg and will only be in Vienna on November 22nd, the women in Innsbruck have to be patient until November 20th.
The wage differences are still serious. Statistics show that women in Innsbruck earn 11.3 percent less than their male colleagues with the same full-time employment and considering the gross year of income. Converted to seasons, this means that women in the region work free of charge 42 days a year. In 2024, this amounts to a loss of income of around 6,459 euros. The situation in Tyrol is even more worrying, where the difference is 19.5 percent or about 11,086 euros.
reduced opportunities in old age
This inequality has consequences that reach the age. Women often take over the majority of cari work, which leads to a higher loss of income for the family. This inequality is reinforced by the fact that many women put back in the job to look after children or to maintain relatives. As a result, they have worse prospects on the job market and are often found in part -time work that are often paid worse.
"Fighting ancient poverty in women is just as important as to strengthen women on the labor market and in their economic independence",
emphasizes Vice Mayor Elisabeth Mayr, who is responsible for women and equality. Your concerns illustrate the far -reaching social effects of this discrepancy.
In order to raise publicity to the Equal Pay Day and to promote a discussion about income justice and the distribution of paid and unpaid work, various actions have been organized for years. This also includes the distribution of "Halbe/Halbe" bags and practical "Equal Pay is appropriate" multifunctional scale, which are distributed in cooperation with the Austrian City Association and the women's representative of Austrian cities.
"The Equal Pay Day offers the opportunity to publicize a constructive dialogue around the topic of income justice", notes. She underlines that the same wages for the same work should actually be a matter of course, but must continue to be actively challenged. In addition, the unequal distribution of assets and property shows that 95 percent of the assets are in the hands of men. Assets is a decisive factor for power and influence in our society, and here a fundamental change is needed.
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