Women in the European Union earn 15 per cent less than men and progress has been slow in closing gender gaps with men, according to a new European Commission's report.
Malta was reported to have the lowest pay gap between women and men amongst EU member states, followed by Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, Greece and Poland. The highest pay gaps were registered in Cyprus, Slovakia, Estonia, Germany, the UK and Finland.
Additionally, the Report on equality between women and men 2006 revealed that the gap between women's and men's employment rates remained high at more than 20 per cent in Malta, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Italy, Spain and Greece.
The European Commission will submit the report to the European leaders at the Spring European Council on 23rd and 24th March.
Meanwhile, the Commission will present on March 3 a 'Roadmap for equality between men and women' Communication, which will set out concrete actions designed to help bridge the gender gap. The launch of the roadmap will lead up to this year’s International women's day on March 8.
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