Women in Slovakia are still paid less for work than men, statistics show. The campaign titled “When I Grow Up” organised the Labour Ministry points out the difference in remuneration of men and women, State Secretary at the Labour Ministry Jozef Burian told an August 12 news conference in Bratislava. “Despite the fact that Slovakia has good legislation in this area, such as the Anti-Discrimination Act and the Labour Code, there are still differences,” he said.
“In Slovakia, women and mothers of young children, as well as women approaching retirement age are among the most disadvantaged gr
oups on the labour market,” stressed Oľga Pietruchová, head of the Labour Ministry’s Department of Gender Equality and Equal Opportunities.
The topic of gender equality has been resonating in the European Union for a long time, while a number of guidelines and legislation has been adopted. Despite this, there is a big difference in access to senior positions and remuneration. In the European Union. women have to work 59 days per year more than men in order to earn the amount that men do. In Slovakia, it is 78 days more.
