Significant gender disparities in pay are amongst the most resilient features of labour markets. Even though the gender pay gap has narrowed in some places, women, on average, continue to work for a lower pay than men. This gender pay gap has many causes and sex discrimination in remuneration is one of them. For an objective and fair assessment of jobs, evaluation methods must be free from gender bias.
This step-by-step guide sets out the various methodological components of the process and explains the criteria, which should be met in order to avoid discriminatory practices. It can be adapted to different economic and organizational contexts and to large and small enterprises. The guide is aimed at workers' and employers' organizations, officers of Equal Opportunity Bodies, human resource managers, gender specialists and pay equity practitioners responsible for implementing a pay equity program.