We must break the glass walls. Women are overrepresented in occupations that offer lower wages than jobs predominantly carried out by men, which mainly explains the average 16% gender pay gap across Europe. More should be done to enable women to enter, stay and progress in occupations that are male-dominated. At the same time wages and conditions need to be improved in female dominated sectors.
ETUC: https://www.etuc.org/press/breaking-glass-walls-march-8-international-womens-day#.Vt1FC-aulap