Estonia's gender pay gap persists as women earn 13.2 percent less in 2024

Estonia's gender pay gap persists as women earn 13.2 percent less in 2024

Last year, the gross hourly wages of female employees in Estonia were 13.2 percent lower than those of male employees, Statistics Estonia said Thursday. On year, the country's gender pay gap widened by 0.1 percentage points.

Closing the gender pay gap with free childcare!

The government is making its biggest ever investment into early years by doubling the amount invested to over £8 billion next year, helping working parents back into work and boosting household finances. From September 2025, eligible working parents will be able to access 30 hours of free childcare for children from 9 months old up to school age, exceeding the current 15-hour entitlement for 2-year-olds. Working families utilising the full 30 ho…