Expert view on the gender pay gap and possible solutions
Jennifer Muth, the women's and equal opportunities officer for the town of Riedstadt, is drawing attention to an online event as part of Equal Pay Day. The Hessian State Association of Women's and Equal Opportunities Offices (LAG) invites you to a digital lecture with sociologist Professor Jutta Allmendinger on March 5th from 4:00 to 5:30 pm. Under the title "Mind the GAP! Perspectives on Pay Inequality," she will examine the causes and consequences of the gender pay gap and present possible solutions.
The gender pay gap remains at 18 percent
Equal Pay Day marks the day until which women effectively work without pay, while men have been paid for their work since January 1st. This year, the day again falls on March 7th , as the gender pay gap in Germany remains at 18 percent .
The event will be moderated by Mareen Hechler , head of the Office for Equal Opportunities of the Darmstadt-Dieburg district, and Dr. Inga Halwachs , municipal women's and equal opportunities officer of the city of Offenbach.
“ Equal Pay Day is an important day of action to draw attention to the persistent wage inequality. Despite progress, a significant gap remains that cannot be ignored,” explains Jennifer Muth , who is also a member of the six-person LAG spokesperson committee in Hesse.
Registrations for the event are possible www.kreisgg.de/equalpayday
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Image: Sociologist Prof. Jutta Allmendinger. Photo: Bernhard Ludewig
