According to the Taiwanese government, the salary gap between male and female employees has fallen from 33 percent 30 years ago to 14 percent today.
Taiwanese officials have lauded the country’s track record on gender equality, presenting the island state as a role model for women’s equality in the Asia-Pacific region and globally.
“‘In other words we are not totally equal yet, but we are moving ahead. We still believe that we need to try more to solve this issue, but we are ahead compared to Japan, Korea and other Asian countries,” Chang said. Companies not pulling their weight, including international businesses with Taiwanese arms, can be fined if they do not comply with rules regarding gender equality set up by the government of Taiwan.
Taiwan's 2020 presidential election candidate, Democratic Progressive Party's, or DPP, Tsai Ing-wen, smiles to the media before the first televised policy address in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019. Taiwan will hold its general elections on Jan. 11, 2020. Taiwan’s current reputation for gender equality would not have been possible without collective action on the part of its politicians.
But it goes beyond just one figure at the top of the political system. In the year Tsai was elected, the number of female legislators in Taiwan’s parliament reached 38 percent, putting it far ahead of the 22 percent international average. The figure was higher than the UK, Germany, and the US.
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