{"id":243337,"date":"2025-02-28T09:00:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T09:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bureaugelijkebehandeling.nl\/2025\/02\/28\/the-wage-gap-woman-earns-tons-less-than-a-man-over-her-lifetime\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T12:00:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T10:00:12","slug":"the-wage-gap-woman-earns-tons-less-than-a-man-over-her-lifetime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bureaugelijkebehandeling.nl\/en\/the-wage-gap-woman-earns-tons-less-than-a-man-over-her-lifetime\/","title":{"rendered":"The wage gap: Woman earns tons less than a man over her lifetime"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>Although wage discrimination has been banned in the Netherlands for nearly 50 years, it unfortunately still occurs. After decreasing for years, the wage gap has been increasing again in the last two years, according to the \"National Salary Survey 2023. A worrying development, because a difference in wages between men and women in the same circumstances is nothing short of discrimination and results in great financial damage as you can read in this article.    <\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Flevoland: leader in wage gap<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In our article <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bureaugelijkebehandeling.nl\/en\/2024\/10\/31\/wage-gap-widest-in-flevoland-region\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cWage gap widest in Flevoland<\/a>\u201d<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">  we found that women in Flevoland earn on average 13.4% less than men. This makes the wage gap in our province the largest in the Netherlands. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">FNV opened a hotline this year where women could share their experiences with unequal pay. One of the women said that at her work the subject is always a bit of a laughing matter and cannot be talked about seriously. But unequal pay is nothing to be laughed at; it has major consequences that are not adequately revealed by merely mentioning a percentage.    <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What does 13.4% less pay mean?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Let's see what such a percentage means in concrete terms. That will make the problem more tangible. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In this example, we will assume a man and a woman aged 25 who simultaneously join an organization in Flevoland, for the same work. The woman's starting salary is \u20ac1,500. That of the man is 13.4% higher: \u20ac1,701. During their careers they develop in the same way. Their salaries are indexed by 2% annually and they both work for 40 years.    <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This yields the following total revenues:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\"335552541\":1,\"335559685\":720,\"335559991\":360,\"469769226\":\"Symbol\",\"469769242\":[8226],\"469777803\":\"left\",\"469777804\":\"\uf0b7\",\"469777815\":\"multilevel\"}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Total income woman<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: \u20ac1.087.236<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\"335552541\":1,\"335559685\":720,\"335559991\":360,\"469769226\":\"Symbol\",\"469769242\":[8226],\"469777803\":\"left\",\"469777804\":\"\uf0b7\",\"469777815\":\"multilevel\"}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Total revenue man<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: \u20ac1.232.925<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Let these numbers sink in. During her career, women earn a total of as much as   <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u20ac145,690 less<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> than the man.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pay gap works its way into retirement<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">But the difference does not end there. The pay gap also affects pension accrual. Suppose both enjoy 18 years of retirement after their careers. Then the pension earnings are as follows:   <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\"335552541\":1,\"335559685\":720,\"335559991\":360,\"469769226\":\"Symbol\",\"469769242\":[8226],\"469777803\":\"left\",\"469777804\":\"\uf0b7\",\"469777815\":\"multilevel\"}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Total pension wife<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: \u20ac342.479<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\"335552541\":1,\"335559685\":720,\"335559991\":360,\"469769226\":\"Symbol\",\"469769242\":[8226],\"469777803\":\"left\",\"469777804\":\"\uf0b7\",\"469777815\":\"multilevel\"}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Total pension man<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: \u20ac388.371<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">During her pension, the woman thus receives <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u20ac45,892 less<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. The total revenue gap thus amounts to as much as  <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u20ac191.582<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Almost two tons! The higher the starting salary the larger in absolute terms the difference in income is. So a woman with a starting salary of \u20ac3000 runs as much as almost    <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u20ac 400.000<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">  miss. Those are shocking amounts. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Great financial loss for women<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thus, in addition to being discriminatory, the wage gap has enormous financial consequences for women. This gap not only limits their standard of living, but also has a major effect on their economic independence and well-being later in life. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">So the problem of wage discrimination is much bigger than it first appears. A percentage of 13.4% may sound small, but for a starting salary of \u20ac1,500 translates into a lifetime difference of almost two tons. This shows that unequal pay is not a negligible problem, but an issue of justice and economic equality. It is time that wage discrimination is truly addressed.   <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Do you want to address this as an organization and need help doing so. Then contact us for our custom workshops at   <\/span><a href=\"mailto:info@bureaugelijkebehandeling.nl\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">info@bureaugelijkebehandeling.nl<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This article is part of a series of articles on Women's Rights. Also read our other articles.   <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":242971,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-243337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-womens-rights"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bureaugelijkebehandeling.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bureaugelijkebehandeling.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bureaugelijkebehandeling.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bureaugelijkebehandeling.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bureaugelijkebehandeling.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=243337"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bureaugelijkebehandeling.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":243340,"href":"https:\/\/bureaugelijkebehandeling.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243337\/revisions\/243340"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bureaugelijkebehandeling.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/242971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bureaugelijkebehandeling.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=243337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bureaugelijkebehandeling.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=243337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bureaugelijkebehandeling.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=243337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}