Suddenly it happens...not
If I woke up today and I wasn't me, I would...
had about 13% higher salary (9% if I had worked in the IT industry).
paid for the last 67 minutes of my working day.
there is a 75% probability that no parental leave has been taken. Alls.
there is a 25% probability that I would have taken out parental insurance if my child had been sick.
If I were a man, that is.
Because if we continue at the same pace as in 2014, we would achieve equal company boards in 2026, equal salaries in 2042, equal company managements in 2042(2040 according to today's figures...) and equal parental leave in 2140. (Source Second AP Fund Women's Index 2014).
How many of us think that development is moving fast enough, raise your hand?
Maybe an Equality Authority is not such a bad idea after all. Maybe it could make things happen. Faster.
Because I will continue to be a woman. And fight for equality. At all levels. Everywhere.