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Share of women among different sets of wage earners

This table, taken from the Minimum wages in 2019 annual review, looks at the percentage of women earning different wage levels in the EU. In almost all EU countries, women are more likely to be earning around, or below, the minimum wage than men.

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[Audio News Release]: Women over-represented among minimum and low-wage earners

The latest Annual Review of minimum wages in Europe shows that there have been increases to the minimum wage across almost all Member States, in both nominal and real terms. The report also highlights that women are over-represented among minimum and low-wage earners.

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