Italian women earn less despite higher education
Average salaries for women in Italy are 20% lower than men's, social security and pensions agency INPS said in its latest gender gap report, CE Report quotes ANSA.
In Italy, women have an employment rate of almost 18 points lower than that of men and when they work, they have an average daily salary of about 20% lower than their colleagues, said the report.
This depends on various factors including the greater use of part-time work among women, lower levels of qualification and less use of overtime, said INPS.
And despite being on average more educated, they have a harder time making a career.
In fact, only 21% of top managers and 32.4% of middle managers are women.
