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Who’s Speaking ?
Cathy SaviozResponsible Equal Pay Day Initiative
Vice President BPW [email protected]
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Pay Gap in Switzerland
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Laws
Gender equality in the Swiss Constitution (1981)Men and women have equal rights. The law shall ensure their equality, both in law and in practice, most particularly in the family, in education, and in the workplace.Men and women have the right to equal pay for work of equal value.
Women’s strike (1991) Gender Equality Act (1996)
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Pay Gap women-men
18.4%
Geneva: 7% | Zurich: 24%middle management: 30%public service : 17.6%, private sector : 24.1%finances and insurances 38.8%
Bonus Gap: 66%for those who have it (women 23%, men 31%)*Source : federal statistics office
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Problems
The Gender Equality Act doesn’t have a control system
The pay gap increased by 0.5 points 0,007% of the employers (= 2,8% of employees)
can prove a gender-fair pay politics 84% of defendants lose all or part of their cases
because judges and lawyer don’t know the Gender Equality Act.
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Equal Pay Day
What does BPW do in Switzerland ?
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Equal Pay Day since 2009
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One Year, One Focus
2012: Equality means business 2013: Bonus Gap 2014: Public procurements
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Campaign Information
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Visits on www.equalpayday.ch
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Promotion of Tools
Free software to check> the pay politics: Logib> one’s salary: Salarium
(35% of Swiss wages)
Certification
> Equal-Salary www.equalsalary.org
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Political Involvement
Alliance of political women of all parties National press conference Parliamentary interpellations at the
national + cantonal level
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Media Coverage
Press articles, radio and tv emissions
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Actions towards Corporations
Letter campaigns Best practices published
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Equal Pay Day 2014
17 BPW Clubs involved:
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Public Debates (4 cities)
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Information stands (7 cities)
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Parliamentary interpellation (2 cantons)
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Diverse Actions (3 cities)
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Equal Pay Day
First successes…
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Increased Awareness
Public recognition of the pay gap as a problem Publication of regional data on pay gaps Media coverage in all country Internet requests: Google
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Federal Government
Equal pay in the Government program Control system to be announced in 2014
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Learning by Doing
Organizing Presenting Moderating Facing the
media
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Challenges: Keep until 2025
Keep BPW motivated for 15 years Pay Gap increased by 0.5 point in 2012
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Bâle Berne
InterlakenZürich
Berne
Coire
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