Equal Pay Day. This March 25 is Equal Pay Day. This day is celebrated because it symbolizes the pay inequality between men and women. The BPW Chartres club and its president, Marie-Laure Martinez, have been fighting since 1968 against this wage injustice
“March 25 is the day a woman loses money to a man with the same qualifications and skills. This year, we are losing 59 days of wages compared to men and that is improving a little since last year, we were at 62 days. The arrival of the index of professional equality between men and women, in France, since September 2018, begins to produce some effects since it obliges the large groups to present the figures of the levels of wages of men and women. women on staff ”, assures the president of the Chartres.
The BPW club in Chartres has about twenty members
The international day of equal pay, called worldwide by its English title Equal Pay Day, also aims to promote women and fight against wage discrimination. In Chartres, the Business Professional Women has around twenty members who meet once a month and work on various themes, including business creation by Eurelian women. Marie-Laure Marinez recalls that local companies, such as Chrome Cleaning, LVMH, Javaux Naseba or Ametis are helping to promote this equality between men and women.
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