It is not possible to start the discussion on the gender pay gap without defining it. Simply put, the gender pay gap is the inequality between men's and women's wages. The gender pay gap is an ongoing international problem, where women are paid, on average, less than their male counterparts. As for whether the gender pay gap exists, its accuracy varies based on numerous factors such as professional status, country and region location, gender, and age. Regarding gender, in some cases, both men and women said the gap does not exist. Due to various countries' initiatives to reduce wage inequality between men and women in the workforce, the gap has narrowed respectively, which may have contributed to this opinion. However, saying that the gender pay gap does not exist in today's society, anywhere, is completely unlikely. As the gap has narrowed in the world of work, in other countries the pay gap has widened or remained stagnant. One cannot help but wonder why the gap remains consistent even with such substantial progress made in countries where the gap has narrowed. The reasons why the gender wage gap exists so heavily differ slightly from country to country, but the overall effect of the wage gap is quite clear. Few acceptable reasons as to why the gap continues, expressed by the European Commission, are traditions and stereotypes, direct "glass ceiling" discrimination and the underestimation of women's work ("What are the causes?"). Many argue that the persistence of the gender wage gap is that men and women differ in their choice of profession and educational qualifications Men, traditionally, obtain “career-oriented” degrees such as engineering, science and economics, in which… half of the paper. .....ment Perspectives 21.1 (2007): 7-23.Business Source Premier Web. February 16, 2014.Casserly, Meghan “The Most Unfair Cities to Be a Working Woman: Gender Pay Gap by the Numbers. " Forbes.Com (2012): 17. Business Source Premier. Web. February 16, 2014. Farrell, Jane and Sarah Jane Glynn. “What Causes the Gender Wage Gap?” Americanprogress.org. Center for American Progress, April 9 2013. Web. February 24, 2014. Glynn, Sarah Jane, and Nancy Wu “The Gender Wage Gap Varies by Occupation.” Center for American Progress, April 9, 2013. Web. February 24, 2014. “50 Years of the Law.” 'Gender equality in the EU.' EUROPE. Np, 25 October 2007. Web. 09 March 2014. 'Equal Pay Day: Gender pay gap stands at 16.4% across Europe.' EUROPE. European Commission , 28 February 2014. Web. 10 March 2014."What are the causes? RSS." What are the causes? The European Commission, nd Web. 24 February. 2014.