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genuinely close the gender pay in countries like Spain. Iceland
gap, this needs to be paired with mandates the investigation of pay
government or union enforcement discrepancies for the same labor and
of the content of action plans work of equivalent value as part of
within a realistic timeline. If not, the its thorough auditing procedure.
holes discovered can be overlooked Systems for classifying jobs can
or left to the workers and their provide a straightforward approach
representatives to resolve. to display employees’ compensation

Legislation based on the idea of across jobs. Because pay is
equal pay for work of equal value, as standardized for each job regardless
opposed to the straightforward idea of who performs it, job classifications
of equal payment for equal work can be utilized to address not only
(i.e., the same or very similar job), gender disparities but also other
can help to remedy the historical types of workplace discrimination.
undervaluation of occupations Systems for classifying jobs that
and industries that have typically intentionally consider equal pay
been regarded as “women’s work.” are more likely to meet the goals
This strategy is being developed of equal compensation for work of
methodically in New Zealand equivalent worth.
and has received legal support

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