Draghi Gives Italy 10 Years to Close Its Wide Gender Pay Gap
- Minister Bonetti sees ‘point of no return’ on pay discrepancy
- Government is focusing on women’s access to digital skills
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First the good news: under a new gender equality plan drawn up by Mario Draghi’s government, men and women in Italy will finally have the same earnings and employment potential. The bad news is that it’s going to take another ten years.
By 2026, when the European Union’s recovery plan is due to be complete, “we will have reached a point of no return to close the pay gap,” Elena Bonetti, minister for family and equal opportunities, said in an interview in Rome. “We expect Italy to enjoy complete gender parity by 2030, including for salaries.”