Economy - published on 13 April 2022
Source: European Commission Spokesperson’s Service
Today, the Commission publishes the latest edition of the Employment and
Social Developments in Europe (ESDE) Quarterly Review, with a specific thematic focus on the gender pay gap among young workers, on occasion of the 2022 European Year of Youth. ESDE
quarterly reviews provide an overview of recent social and labour market developments in the EU, accompanied by specific thematic analyses. The latest edition shows that young women (aged 25-29)
face a 7.2% unadjusted gender pay gap at the start of their professional careers in the EU labour market. This is about half of the pay gap for all workers, indicating larger pay inequalities among
older workers. However, the review also notes that pay differences between young women and men are difficult to explain based on available data and the situation varies considerably from country to
country. In addition, certain differences in worker characteristics account for substantial pay differences, but they operate in different directions – notably, young men tend to earn more because
they work in higher paid economic activities whereas young women tend to earn higher wages because they are better educated. Closing the gender pay gap was highlighted as a priority in the
Commission’s Gender Equality
Strategy 2020-2025. In line with this, the Commission has presented a proposal for a
Directive on equal pay for equal work for men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms. This proposal is currently being discussed by the European Parliament and the
council.
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