ILO: Women will only have equal pay in 2086 – Journal of Business – Portugal

The International Labour Organization (ILO) provides that equal pay for men and women will only be achieved in 2086, a document concludes that workers with children earn, as a rule, less money.

“At the current rate, without a targeted action, equal pay for men and women will not be achieved before 2086, or within at least 71 years,” said the organization in a working document that addresses the wage gap on account of motherhood, on the occasion of Women’s Day, to be marked Sunday.

According to the organization, the wage gap “persists” for all women, with or without children. Overall, women earn on average 77% of what men receive.

“The difference related to maternity pay increases with the number of children. In many European countries, for example, have a child has little effect, but women who have two children, and especially those with three are heavily penalized in pay, “says the ILO.

In developing countries, the data indicate that gender the child can influence, because the girls help in family and household chores.

Although most countries have ratified international labor standards, the ILO warns that “women still face frequent discrimination and inequality at work” . “In many parts of the world, women occupy devalued-paid work and have less access to education, training and recruitment,” says the ILO.

The work organization also points out that women have a power limited in terms of trading and taking positions and are responsible for most of the unpaid domestic work.

Currently, about 50% of women work, against 77% of men.

In the maternity protection, the organization believes that improved, but points out that 800 million workers worldwide, or 41% of the female population, lack adequate maternity leave.

“Despite men begin to take greater responsibility in the family, women continue to be responsible for most of the care for the family, which often limits access to paid employment full time, “he says.

In the European Union, women spend 26 hours per week in domestic activities against the nine hours spent by men.

“Violence continues to be the main factor that undermines the dignity of women,” says the ILO, adding that 35% of women are victims of physical or sexual violence.