INTRODUCTION
Whilst the right to equal pay between men and women is well
established, the implementation and enforcement of same has proven
challenging. Indeed, in the European Union, women earn 13% less
than men on average.
The slow progress on the right of equal pay between men and
women is a result, not only of lack of transparency when it comes
to pay but also the result of various inequalities including gender
segregation in employment and education, a lack of women in
managerial positions as well as a lack of adequate work-life
balance between genders.
For this reason, gender pay transparency was included as a key
priority in the EU gender equality strategy 2020-2025 and as a
result the EU Pay Transparency Directive (‘the
Directive') was approved and is expected to be transposed
into national law of the EU member states within three years and,
by not later than the 7th of June 2026.
