The gender pay gap in Austria stands at 18 percent. A new EU directive on pay transparency is meant to help close it. But is transparency alone really enough?

Austria already introduced a similar reform back in 2011: large companies are required to produce internal pay reports by occupational group every two years. Ass.-Prof. Andreas Gulyas, together with Sourav Sinah and Sebastian Seitz, examined what effect this reporting requirement has had on the gender pay gap since its introduction. Austria's experience offers important insights into how gender-based pay disparities can be effectively reduced — and what additional measures are needed.

You can read the full guest commentary in Die Presse here.