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"When talking about poverty, we often forget those who are seriously underpaid in their jobs. In this regard, poverty still has a feminine face in Europe. The disadvantageous situation of women is structural. They work less, as household work is not acknowledged as legitimate work. If they work on the labour market, they earn less, because of discrimination and segregation. A reminder: all in all, the gender pay gap is still over 17% in Europe (meaning that women work 17% more for the same pay men get). And, in the end, of course, women also get less pension due to the circumstances described above. Is this not profoundly unfair?
We can break this vicious cycle by acknowledging that non-paid work is work indeed, by encouraging women to work and gain their economic independence, by attacking the structural causes of labour market segregation, and by paying attention to women’s problems when reforming our pension schemes. It may be more expensive today, but in the long run, less inequality and less poverty will help balance our budgets as well. Tackling women’s poverty would be beneficial for all of us – not only for women, but also for men."@en1
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