Women in the European earn on average 16.2% less than men, according to the European Commission.
On November 3, the EU Equal Pay Day will mark the moment, when the European Commission says women "stop getting paid" compared to their male colleagues - two months before the end of the year.
Ahead of the day, European Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans, Commissioner Marianne Thyssen and Commissioner Vera Jourová said: “Women and men are equal. This is one of the EU's founding values. But women still effectively work for two months unpaid each year, compared to their male colleagues. We cannot accept this situation any longer,"
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