Equal pay for work of equal value is a fundamental human right—and an increasing governance, compliance and accountability priority for companies worldwide. Despite progress, global gender pay gaps remain at approximately 20%, reflecting persistent structural inequalities.
At the same time, regulatory momentum is accelerating. Directives across the globe, including the EU Pay Transparency Directive (EU), are raising expectations for companies to strengthen pay transparency, reporting, and remediation—particularly for multinational employers and companies operating across value chains.
Against this backdrop, companies need practical guidance to move from commitment to implementation and accountability.
UN Women's Global Secretariat for the Women’s Empowerment Principles and the EQUAL-SALARY Foundation organized a 3-part global webinar series designed to help companies understand the importance of equal pay and how to take action to close the gender pay gap.
The series took place from 21 April 2026 - 30 June 2026, with speakers from UN Women, EQUAL-SALARY Foundation, International Labour Organization, Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC), and company examples from WEPs Signatories Bayer, EFU Life Insurance, Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Albania, Natura, Coca-Cola İçecek (CCI) and Forvis Mazars Switzerland.
Watch the recordings of Session 1, 2 and 3
Read the summary Insights from each session
Publisher : UN Women | 2026 | Region : Global