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Gender pay gap: NZ women now effectively working for free until end of year (www.1news.co.nz)

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As of today, New Zealand women are effectively working for free until the end of the year because of the 8.2% gender pay gap.

Based on that gap, the average Kiwi woman is paid 336 days for the equivalent of 366 days for men, according to the Ministry for Women.

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[–] dwindling7373@feddit.it 1 points 2 weeks ago

That is such a common and widespread shenario. In fact 20% of us do heavy manual labor in conditions that push your body to the limit and get paid a ton while doing it.

It is known.