Pay gap between men and women persists

Frankfurt - Women in Germany earned on average one-fifth less than men during 2014, the Federal Statistics Office announced Monday.

Based on gross hourly wages, the gender pay gap remained unchanged from 2013, with women earning 22% less than their male co-workers.

The data follows an announcement from Germany's family and women's ministry last month that the government will pass a law this year on equalizing the rates of pay received by men and women.