Black letters on a white background: Gender Pay Gap"

Equal Pay Day

In Germany, women earn an average of 18 percent less than their male colleagues. Over one year, this is the equivalent of women working for free until 6 March 2024 (Equal Pay Day). In a policy paper, researchers from the Konstanz Cluster of Excellence "The Politics of Inequality" explain how the gender pay gap could be reduced.

This article is available in German.

Florian Kunze, professor of organizational behaviour und principal investigator in the Cluster of Excellence "The Politics of Inequality". Photo: Ines Janas
Sophie Moser, academic staff member in the Cluster of Excellence "The Politics of Inequality". Photo: Ines Janas