Poland advances in the Women in Work Index

Poland has moved up by three spots to the ninth place in the latest Women in Work Index report compiled by PwC consultancy. “Poland stands out for achieving the largest annual improvement, rising from 12th to 9th due to fall in female unemployment and an increase in the full-time employment rate,” the report stated. In Poland the pay gap between men and women stands at only 7 percent, which is the lowest among ranked OECD countries, with the exception of Slovenia and New Zealand. The global average is 16 percent. If the historic trends continue, Poland would be among few countries where the pay gap could be closed by 2021,  while the OECD average is 95 years. The index is compiled using a number of factors such as unemployment rate, access to the labor market, wages, job security etc. Iceland, Sweden and Norway took the first three spots respectively.