Rechtspanorama – 42 Working Days Without Pay

Just in time for 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆: Bettina Knoetzl discusses the alarming figures regarding the pay gap between women and men in Austria.

A recent study shows that women in Austria effectively work 42 days per year without pay compared to men. In 2023, women earned 18.3% less per hour than their male colleagues, a disparity that is significantly greater than the EU average of 12.7%.
The reasons are largely structural:

• Women remain overrepresented in lower-paid sectors, such as healthcare and education, where work is still systematically undervalued.
• Unpaid domestic work continues to be unevenly distributed.

Austria has one of the highest rates of part-time employment among women, providing reduced long-term career opportunities.