Equal
pay for work of equal value
The International Equal Pay Day, celebrated on 18 September,
represents the longstanding efforts towards the achievement of equal pay for
work of equal value. It further builds on the United Nations commitment to
human rights and against all forms of discrimination, including discrimination
against women and girls.
Across all regions, women are
paid less than men, with the gender pay gap estimated at 23 per cent globally.
Gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls continues to be held
back owing to the persistence of historical and structural unequal power
relations between women and men, poverty and inequalities and disadvantages in
access to resources and opportunities that limit women’s and girls’
capabilities.
Progress on narrowing that gap has been slow. While equal pay
for men and women has been widely endorsed, applying it in practice has been
difficult.
In order to ensure that no one is left behind, the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) address the need to achieve gender equality and the
empowerment of all women and girls. Furthermore,
the SDGs promote decent work and economic growth by seeking full and productive
employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people
and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value.
Mainstreaming of a gender perspective is crucial in the implementation of the
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Achieving equal pay is an important milestone for human rights
and gender equality. It takes the effort of the entire world community and more
work remains to be done. The United Nations, including
UN Women and the International Labour Organization (ILO) invites Members states
and civil society, women’s and community-based organizations and feminist
groups, as well as businesses and workers’ and employers’ organizations, to
promote equal pay for work of equal value and the economic empowerment of women
and girls.
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I hope equality will reign true for all people one day.
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