Equal Pay Day was iniated by BPW Business & Professional Women!
Women's accounts are in the red - In the European Union, the average Gender Pay Gap is 17 % (comparison between hourly salaries).
Women above 65 are also the population most as risk of fall in poverty - as they earned less, they have also lower pensions.
The federations and associate clubs of Europe have been running this campaign for the past four years and will continue to do so in the coming years
Equal Pay Day 2013
In 2013 most of our Federations and Clubs are active concerning Equal Pay Day.
Here are the dates of their activities in the different countries
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Events 2012
You find more details about Equal Pay Day activities on our new webpage:
Equal Pay Day Dates 2012:
2nd March - 2nd European Equal Pay Day
5th March - Roundtable at Donetsk Regional Television organized by BPW Donetsk
7th March - National Equal Pay Day in Switzerland
15th March - National Equal Pay Day in France
23rd March - National Equal Pay Day in Germany
26th March - Event of BPW Belgium
29th March - BPW Sofia, Bulgaria, Event: Equal Pay and Equal Opportunities for Men and Women. The Situation in Bulgaria.
5th April - National Equal Pay Day in Austria
14th April - Event of BPW UK
14th April - Events of BPW Sweden
15th April - Events of BPW Italy
15h April - Events of BPW Spain
More dates and events will follow.
Events 2011
22 February - National Equal Pay Day in Spain - BPW Spain participates to the campaign organised by the Spanish governement.
16 March - First Equal Pay Day organised by BPW Athens, Greece
24 March - 2nd Equal Pay Day organised by BPW Belgium in Bruxelles
HOME OFFICE - Lavoro da Casa un'opzione percorribile nel cammino verso la parita' salariale?
Invitation for Friday 25 March - 17:00 - Lugano - Equal Pay Day Event - Lugano
EQUAL PAY DAY met als gastsprekers Mevrouw Sabine de Béthune, CD&V Senator, en Mevrouw Myriam Van Varenbergh. Amazone – Middaglijnstraat 10 – 1210 Brussel zaal Athena (gelijksvloers) - 12.00u -14:00u
25 March - Conference organised by BPW Lugano
15 April - BPW France organise awareness raising activities
19 April - Conference organised by BPW Vicenzia, Italy
Support Documents 2011
Explanation of the Equal Pay Day in Spanish - BPW Barcelona
El proper dia 15 d’abril es celebra a nivell de tota Europa, l’Equal Pay Day. Una jornada de reflexió per conscienciar tota la població de les diferències que encara existeixen entre els salaris de les dones i els homes pel mateix treball.
La iniciativa es va ser iniciada per BPW* USA el 1988, i l’any 2008 BPW Alemanya ho va introduir a Europa. Són 105 dies els que una dona hauria de treballar de més en un any- fins el 15 d’abril- per aconseguir el mateix salari anual que un home. (la data varia segons el país).
Facts and Figures 2011
The EU agency EUROFUND provides expertise on living and working conditions, industrial relations and managing change in Europe
It has published in January 2011 a study on Part-time work which is available online and is based on 2009 figures.
Events 2010
10 March -BPW Tampere and BPW Mikkeli, Finland - Equal Pay Day awareness raising
11 March - BPW Switzerland : National Equal Pay Day
12 March - BPW Ticino, Switzerland: as part of the national Equal Pay Day activities -
conference of Ms Chiara Simoneschi-Cortesi
26 March -BPW Germany - National Equal Pay Day
13 April - BPW Austria - Equal Pay Day in Österreich
13 April - BPW Rovigo, Italy - 15:30 - 19:00 - Red Purse Day in Rovigo, NE District
13 April - BPW Chartres, France - Conference on sponsorship and professional equality
14 April - BPW Alicante, Spain - Red Purse Street Demonstration 10:30 to 20:00 Red bags distribution
14 April - BPW Gooi & Eemland, the Netherlands - Equal Pay Day Table d'hôte
15 April - BPW Prague, Czech Republic - Equal Pay Day
15 April - BPW France - Equal Pay Day in Paris, Lille, Tours, Marseille, Chartres, Toulon, Le Mans
15 April - BPW Valencia, Spain -10:00 to 14:00 - Conference at
the Congress Hall of the Entreprises Confederation of Valencia
15 April - BPW Huesca, Spain - Discussion on Equal Pay with Representatives of companies - lunch time
15 April - BPW Tarragona, Spain - Round Table at Radio Tarragona, Red Bag distribution
15 April - BPW Vicenza, Italy - Equal Pay Day event: Presentation of the Red Purse Campaign
15 April - Clubs of BPW Region Ligura, Italy - Noi Ci Saremo, e tu ?
15 April - BPW La Spezia, Italy - Il Giorno della Paarita' Retributiva
15 April - BPW Estonia - Meals for two different prices in cafes and restaurants!
17 April - BPW Orvieto, Italy - Conference - when the existing laws are not enough
20 April - BPW Belgium - Equal Pay Day in Brussels - Conference - Invitation
24 April - BPW Trento, Italy - Conference-
Donne & lavoro oggi e domani - La situazione nel Trentino in Italia e in Europa
7 Mai - BPW Budapest, Hungary, Equal Pay Day Conference -
Solutions to the Gender pay gap
From January 2010 to February 2010, BPW Cyprus has done a Survey on Equality in the Workplace, with specific emphasis on Equal Pay -
BPW Cyprus developed this action to start work on solutions to the gender pay gap and finaly achieve real pay equality.
The results of this research is available to all online
In the media - 2010
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Frauen fordern: "Gleiche Chancen, gleiches Geld" Beteiligungsrekord fuer den dritten Equal Pay Day erwartet - Grosse Aktionen am 26. Maerz in Muenchen, Berlin und Hannover - BPW Germany |
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Scandal regarding Women's Wages' -Skandal um Frauen-Löhne - VIDEO |
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Suisse: Mauvaise nouvelle pour les femmes: l'Equal Pay Day recule d'un jourIdéalement, la date de l'Equal Pay Day devrait se rapprocher au fil du temps du 31 décembre. Cette année, la date a au contraire reculé au 11 mars. En effet, l'écart entre les salaires des hommes et des femmes s'est accentué de 04% entre 2006 et 2008. Il atteint désormais 19,3%. |
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L'écart salarial entre femmes et hommes en Suisse a augmenté de 0,4 point et se situe à 19,3%, Le 11 mars, le Business and Professional Women BPW Switzerland lance l'Equal Pay Day, journée nationale pour rendre visibles les écarts de salaire liés au genre. Signe distinctif ce jour-là: porter un sac rouge. |
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Germany is lagging far behind when it comes to achieving equality for working women. Women earn on average about 23 percent less than their male colleagues. That's higher than the European average of 18 percent, and places Germany fourth to last in the European Union. |
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Support Documents 2009 - 2010
Please click on the icons to access the documents
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Facts and information on the Gender Pay Gap |
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Keep us informed ! Notify BPW Europe of your Equal Pay Day events |
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Einkommensunterschied 2007 - Fact Sheet in German - 2007 Figures |
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European Equal Pay - Wat is dat ? - Information in Dutch - 2010 |
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Equal Pay Day 2010 - Dossier de présentation - France |
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2009 - Equal Pay Day Presentation |
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Fact Sheet 1 - what is the Equal Pay Day |
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Fact Sheet 2 - awareness raising |
In the Media - 2009
| www.info-discrimination.fr | L’Equal Pay Day est la date à laquelle, dans un pays donné, les femmes peuvent estimer avoir reçu le même revenu que celui perçu par les hommes au 31 décembre de l’année précédente. En France, la fédération française de l’ONG Business & Professional Women (BPW) l’a fixée au 15 avril. |
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The Network of Business and Professional Women (BPW) said it wanted to focus public attention on pay inequality, claiming that Austrian women must work 73 more days than men, on average, in order to receive the same amount of pay annually for the same work. |
