President Ma Ying-jeou says his administration will work hard to close the gender pay gap.
Ma made the comments on Saturday while attending an event to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the National Women’s League of the ROC. Ma said the status of women in Taiwan has vastly improved, and he also said his administration had signed into law the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).
However, Ma said Taiwanese women on average only earn 82% of what their male counterparts earn, and that they have to work 55 more days than men at their current pay rate to make the same amount. He said he hopes his administration can work towards eliminating the gender pay gap.