Equal Pay Day: Men still earn more in 40 of the 100 most common jobs

November 14, is Equal Pay Day in the Netherlands - the moment when women effectively stop being paid for their work for the rest of the year because of the wage gap across genders. Men still earn more than women in 40 of the 100 most common jobs, research by MKB Servicedesk and Van Spaendonck Groep showed.Exactly when Equal Pay Day falls differs per function. For female mechanics in the technical sector, this day falls on November 4, while women working sales in retail start working for free on December 19.