Labor ministry: wage gap in Poland at PLN 700

The wage gap in Poland ranges from 7- 18.5 percent according to various calculations, the Ministry of Labor said. These figures translate to some PLN 700 difference in monthly pay for men and women in Poland. “Statistically, a woman, doing the same or comparable work as a man, earns less. According to Eurostat (for 2014), Poland is characterized by one of the lowest salary gap in the European Union - the difference in wages it is 7.7 percent to the detriment of women, while the EU average is 16.7 percent,” the ministry said in its report. According to it, the reasons for the difference in pay can be objective (different education, professional experience) and subjective (low self-esteem, length of employment and seniority positions resulting from social roles performed). According to Polish law, people should be paid the same regardless of sex, the ministry reminded.