A study of six EU Member States showed that female-headed households earn between 9% and 26% less than their male counterparts, the biggest disparity being in the UK (26%), followed by Sweden (14%), France (12%), the Netherlands (11%), Germany (10%) and Italy (9%).
Sievietes un vīrieši ES joprojām nav vienlīdzīgi ienākumu un sociālo iespēju ziņā: ES atšķirība starp atalgojumu sievietēm un vīriešiem atkarība no valsts ir no 15 % līdz 33 %.