Estonia had the highest gender pay gap at 21.3 per cent, followed by Austria (18.4 per cent), Switzerland and Czechia (both 17.9 per cent).
Luxembourg (-0.7 per cent) was the only country with a negative figure, meaning women earned slightly more than men.
Yeah, that was my first thought as well when I first encountered this problem some time ago, however in Germany
the difference between hourly wages is 18% on average,
the difference in pay for the same work is 6%.
Official government source in German https://www.destatis.de/DE/Presse/Pressemitteilungen/2024/01/PD24_027_621.html#%3A~%3Atext=WIESBADEN+–+Frauen+haben+im+Jahr%2C(25%2C30+Euro).
And 3) if education, hours worked, age and type of job indeed is the main factor, we should maybe ask ourselves why this is so and if it has to be this way, e. g. why female dominated jobs pay less.
That is some sexist bullshit and if you allow, I’ll remain angry.