According to official statistics, French women earn 9% less than Frenchmen do in the same job position, and 25% less in global terms. The average salary for women is 1.962€ per month, while for men it is 2.410€. In fact, one in every two women in France thinks their condition as females curbs their professional careers.
In
order to contain this gap, there is a “compulsory” plan that
tries to establish wage and professional equality in business.
However, only 61,4% of the companies have signed agreements that take
this into consideration. Although 60% of the economic and business
sectors have agreements that support equality, the reality isn’t
always as they try to make us believe. In fact, 82,5% of the
half-time jobs are held by women, which shows how the insecurity of
employment is different between men and women.
All
of the official representatives insist on equality as an absolute
priority. Moreover, Emmanuel Macron affirmed that it is the great
national project during his presidential command.
Nicolas
Sarkozy and François Hollande also promised that same priority. For
the last ten years, consecutive legislative projects have tried to
reduce the gender pay gap as well as they have tried to accomplish
professional and salary equality. The results have not been as good
as expected.
Last
February, France’s minister of equality between men and women,
Marlène Chiappa, announced two bills to be discussed in the National
Assembly: one against sexual violence and other against sexual
harassment on the streets.
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