ng for positions of responsibility. This is what comes out of a survey jointly released by the Secretary of State for Equality and the High Council of Spanish Chambers of Commerce. The heart of the gap is the variable part of the salary. An audit carried out by the Labor Inspectorate within its monitoring activities for the application of the 2007 Equality Act confirms that the pay gap can often be explained by different bonuses women don’t get. (Ref. 110529)
While women are
almost as present as men for high-skilled positions – respectively 43% versus
47% -, the key problem remains the pay gap, which increases as fast as the
level of responsibility.