Procedure

Gender pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectors

2025/2038(INI)·10th term·EMPL / FEMM·INI

Summary

The dossier addresses the gender pay and pension gap in the EU and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectors. Amendments cite the Pay Transparency Directive, the work-life balance directive and the European Pillar of Social Rights, debate subsidiarity and Member States' competence over pay, note undervaluation of female-dominated sectors such as health and social care, and reference the defence sector and women's economic independence.

Procedure timeline

Committee amendments tabled
21 Oct 2025
Plenary vote — Adopted
11 Mar 2026 · On the motion for a resolution · the text as a whole

408

Amendments

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Members

tabled at least one

Committees

21 Oct 2025

Dates

Plenary votes

6 roll-call votes

In plenary, Parliament usually votes in steps: first on amendments to the text (sometimes split into parts, so Members can accept one half of a sentence and reject the other), then on the text as a whole. The “main vote” is the one that adopts or rejects the text itself. Each vote below shows exactly which step it was. How voting works →

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1. 11 Mar 2026Adopted
  On paragraph 10 (part 1 of a split vote)
  Official label: § 10/1 · what was voted ↗
  449 for139 against39 abstentions91 did not vote
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2. 11 Mar 2026Adopted
  On paragraph 10 (part 2 of a split vote)
  Official label: § 10/2 · what was voted ↗
  377 for163 against70 abstentions108 did not vote
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3. 11 Mar 2026Adopted
  On paragraph 29
  Official label: § 29 · what was voted ↗
  418 for140 against70 abstentions90 did not vote
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11 Mar 2026Adopted
On paragraph 30
Official label: § 30 · what was voted ↗
340 for155 against124 abstentions99 did not vote
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11 Mar 2026Adopted
On paragraph 53
Official label: § 53 · what was voted ↗
379 for180 against68 abstentions91 did not vote
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11 Mar 2026Main voteAdopted
On the motion for a resolution · the text as a whole
Official label: Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) · what was voted ↗
458 for72 against98 abstentions90 did not vote
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