Paulo Do Nascimento Cabral· PPE

Overestimated

Women work between 54 and 67 days for free per year compared to men

Omissions

• The current EU average gender pay gap is 12-13% (2024-2025), corresponding to approximately 44-47 unpaid days per year, not 54-67 days.
• The claim does not specify whether it refers to EU average or specific countries with higher gaps.
• The European Commission's Equal Pay Day 2025 was November 17, marking 44 days of symbolically unpaid work.
• Historical EU gender pay gap data shows improvement: from ~17-18% in 2010 to 12-13% in 2024-2025.
• The UK TUC reported 52 days for 2024 based on 14.3% gap, but the UK is no longer in the EU.
• Some individual EU countries have higher gaps (e.g., Estonia ~18%), which could correspond to ~65-66 days, but this is not the EU average.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Commission - Equal Pay Day 2025EU gender pay gap at 12%, women symbolically stop earning on 17 November 2025 (44 days)
• PrimaryEuropean Commission - Equal Pay DayGender pay gap equals around one month and a half of salary per year (~45 days)
• PrimaryEurostat - Gender pay gaps in the European Union 2025 editionEU gender pay gap statistics and analysis
• SecondaryTUC UK - Equal Pay Day 2024UK gender pay gap of 14.3% means women work 52 days before getting paid