Gender Pay Equity – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1164
Gender Pay Equity – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1164 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1164 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to pharmaveterans2017@gmail.com for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Carolina Basi Credit: Hong Son Credit: Mikhail Nilov Credit: Thibault Luycx Credit: Tony Nomjansk Preamble This post is based on various reports on this subject. Closing the 20% Gap: The Urgent Case for Gender Pay Equity Despite decades of advocacy, women around the world still earn, on average, 20 percent less than men for equivalent work. That means women receive only 80 cents for every dollar paid to men—a global wage gap that persists even after accounting for differences in roles, education, or experience. UN Women has intensified its call to close this gap, not merely as a moral imperative but as a vital economic necessity. Why the 20 % Gap S...