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• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

The 28th BPW International CongressEmpowered Women Leading Business

26. May 2013, Jeju / Korea

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

Topics

• Facts from the international development of Gender Pay Gap - If you deal with a problem you need basic knowledge • BPW EPD Awareness Campaign – I will show you, how we as

BPW can manage this topic, start with an EPD campaign and reach great attention

• Pictures /Examples of activities around the world

• Gift from the taskforce for BPW

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

The Gender Wage Gap exists worldwide Example of OECD Countries

Pay gap between male and female income for full-time workers (Source: OECD Employment Database 2013)

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

Worldwide Pay Gap

• The pay gap varies with the position of men and women

• It is larger for higher-earners than for low-earners

• The smaller gap for low-earners in many countries reflects the influence of minimun wages and collective agreements to protect lower-income workers

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

Pay gap at the top and bottom of the earnings distribution 2010 /Full time employees

Source: OECD Employment Database, June 2013

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

Development of pay gap (median earnings of full-time employees), 1970 to 2011, for examble

Source: OECD Employment Database, June 2013

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

What are mean reasons for the Pay Gap?

• "women's work" is undervalued• women more often work part time due to the

family work• women interrupt their careers more

frequently• gender role stereotypes still exists• women don’t negotiate as well as men • discrimination against women

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

Abstract of the Gender Pay Gap around the world

• The pay gap is estimated globally to be 22,9%, • Gender pay gap decreased in most of the OECD

countries (OECD average in 2010: 17,6%, 2011 17,3%)

• A positive trend can be notice in most of the countries

• But unfortunately it would take us further 75 years to close the gap (Source ILO Conference 2011)

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

We can‘t wait 75 years ! We started BPW Awareness Campaign EPD – NYC, 2009, 53rd CSW

Work for the introduction of more EPDs worldwide and for networking for worldwide activities

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

We want to achieve a rapid decraese of the pay gap – fight for subject matter

• Raise awareness and mobilize • Demands: transparent salaries systems in companies• Have an equal number of women on board• Inform women so they can act with more confidence• Improve conditions for working mothers• Promote discrimination-free job evaluation• Increase the number of women in full-time jobs

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

What we have achieved – Establised a worldwide movement

We started with 2 countries, meanwhile we celebrate EPD in over 30 countries BPW deal all over the world, on each continent with this topic, even there isn‘t until now an EPD• BPW gave the gender pay gape more relevance• A lot of governments and parlamentariens put this

problem on a higher position of their agenda • We reach also support from men, companies,

organisations, assosiations and trade unions

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

How to start and how to reach a large number of people

1. Start with an EPD and repeat every year 2. Organize events and go public3. Wear RED! – Red bags are the BPW- Equal Pay Day symbol4. Take as BPW a leading role, determine the date /EPD, 5. locate and find federats (unions, politician, companies), Equal Pay is an important topic, which interests the popultion, (there exists a competition about topics finds attention, other oganisations must legitimate there existence), 6.BPW don‘t fight against each other, work together!

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

Pictures from activities around the world

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

Equal Pay Day a worldwide movement

Australia

Canada

Finnland

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

EPD 2014 - Germany

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

EPD 2014 - Germany

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

Poland EPD

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

BPW France Paris

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

EPD Korea

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

Japan EPD

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

EPD Australia

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

EPD Australia

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

EPD Italy

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

EPD Austria

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

EPD Croatia

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

EPD Bulgaria

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

Singapore EDP event

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

Get organized !

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce 29

Organize Events

Riding the red „London bus“ in Göttingen

USA, Long Island An Equal Pay Day breakfast

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

Meet at Public Places !

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

Organize demonstrations and invite press!

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

Raise awareness

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

Involve Members of Parlament and Politicians

„pay equity is everyone’s issue“

• Members of Parlament, New Zealand

• Male politicians for EPD, Australia

• Minister of Foreign Affairs,

Germany

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

Involve politician / important person

Viviane Reding, EU Justice Commissioner• Horst Köhler, former President Germany

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

Take Attention, Organize PetitionsHand over results to government officials

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• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

Meet at public places

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

Organize public events, like a soccer match, a rallye, a bike race or have games

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

Have fun - „Unhappy Hour“

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

Powerpoint Karaoke in Baden, Switzerland on EPD 2013

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

Sew your own Red Bags !!

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

Show your Red Bags

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

Dekorat shop windows in Switzerland

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

Let Balloons fly!

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce 43

Glasgow, UK

Red has become the color for the movement because when it comes to salaries, women’s finances are „in the red.“

… more red baloons

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

Print your own Newspaper:

Or get into your local newspaper:

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

Create your national Equal Pay Day website like:

• Switzerland: www.equalpayday.ch• Germany: www.equalpayday.de• Austria: www.equalpayday.at• Austrialia: www.equalpayday.com.au• Belgium: www.equalpayday.be• Czech Republic: www.equalpayday.cz• EPD Taskforce: www.eqaul-pay-day.com

Or put your pictures and reports at your national or at our international BPW website or put them

direct on internet

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

Produce and show EPD-Videos

Initiative EPD in Australia 2013

Initative gender pay gap EU Comission

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

Bake, cook and play music !

Or simply have a video night with the plenty equal pay day related videos online !

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

Create small presents /advertising specialities

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

Offer from the taskforce to you

• We create with you your own flyer• You translate the text into your language• We can made a foto here or you send me some• Send me name and emailadress of the responcible person

• We will email you your flyer

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

• Dr. Bettina Schleicher• BPW Germany e.V. Past President 2004-2008, Chair Equal Pay Day Taskforce

Thank you for your attention

Help continue the fight for equal pay!