# 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

European Parliament procedure 2025/2038(INI) (INI, 10th term, committee EMPL / FEMM). Stage: None. 408 committee amendments tabled by 67 Members between 2025-10-21 and 2025-10-21.

## What the amendments focus on

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.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evelyn REGNER | Austria | S&D | 66 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96998.md |
| Marko VEŠLIGAJ | Croatia | S&D | 66 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/260035.md |
| Elisabeth GROSSMANN | Austria | S&D | 66 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/256830.md |
| Idoia MENDIA | Spain | S&D | 66 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/256994.md |
| Cecilia STRADA | Italy | S&D | 66 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/257101.md |
| Emma RAFOWICZ | France | S&D | 66 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/256902.md |
| Lina GÁLVEZ | Spain | S&D | 66 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197702.md |
| Gabriela FIREA | Romania | S&D | 66 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/257098.md |
| Carla TAVARES | Portugal | S&D | 66 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/257071.md |
| Joanna SCHEURING-WIELGUS | Poland | S&D | 66 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/257084.md |
| Romana JERKOVIĆ | Croatia | S&D | 62 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112747.md |
| Anna STROLENBERG | Netherlands | Verts/ALE | 60 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/256990.md |
| Gordan BOSANAC | Croatia | Verts/ALE | 60 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/256995.md |
| Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT | Spain | PPE | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96811.md |
| Eleonora MELETI | Greece | PPE | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/256943.md |

## Official source documents

- PE779.294: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CJ21-AM-779294_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2025-2038-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2025-2038-INI.json

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