Equal Pay Day

Wages for men and women remain unequal

Burgenland is improving, but injustice between men and women persists.

Equal Pay Day takes place today, February 13th - until this day, women work for free when comparing their annual income with that of men. The pay gap varies depending on the province. In Burgenland, it is 12.5 percent. An improvement compared to the previous year, when the "gap" was 15.6 percent. The Austrian average is 12.2 percent. This is why Equal Pay Day in Burgenland falls on February 15.

Burgenland is heading in the right direction
State Councillor Daniela Winkler, responsible for women's policy in the new state government, sees a need to catch up: "Burgenland is taking various measures to counteract this injustice. One important impulse is the minimum wage introduced by Governor Hans Peter Doskozil, which makes no distinction between the sexes."

More opportunities for women
In addition, the state is taking measures to enable women and parents to work full-time - such as the contribution-free all-year kindergarten. Another important aspect is to offer women equal opportunities for advancement in their professional careers. This requires more awareness-raising, says Winkler.