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Nearly 65% of surveyed Brazilian companies lack gender pay equity policies
A survey of 485 companies in Brazil found that 64.96% have not adopted any gender pay equity rules.
The country’s 2023 law guarantees equal pay for women and men and also requires salary transparency.
Only 18.33% of the surveyed companies reported formal guidelines to address pay gaps between men and women doing the same jobs.
Other measures were also uncommon: fewer than 17% had initiatives to support women’s inclusion or leadership.
Among companies with pay equity policies, results varied, and fewer than three in ten rated the policies very effective.
The survey also found that, among companies with more than 100 employees, 41.49% said they shared pay transparency reports both internally and externally, while 17.31% had not shared them.
The findings show that many companies have yet to put measures connected to the law into practice.
A survey found that 64.96% of Brazilian companies had not adopted any gender pay equity rules.
The Carreira Muller study surveyed 485 companies of different sizes, sectors and regions.
Only 18.33% of companies had formal guidelines to eliminate pay gaps between men and women doing the same work.
The survey also found limited adoption of measures to make workplaces more inclusive for women or to support their leadership and fair promotion.
Brazil’s Law No. 14,611, enacted in 2023, guarantees equal pay and requires pay transparency.
- Who
- Carreira Muller surveyed 485 Brazilian companies.
- What
- The study found that 64.96% had no gender pay equity rules, while 18.33% had formal guidelines to address pay gaps.
- When
- The survey was completed at the end of September 2026.
- Where
- Brazil.
- Why
- The study examined companies’ policies and practices on gender pay equity; the sources do not state why most companies had not adopted such rules.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed Law No. 14,611, which guarantees equal pay between women and men.
Carreira Muller completed its survey of 485 companies.
The article says the news was published on Broadcast+.
Estadão published its report on the survey.
- Companies without gender pay equity rules
- 64.96%
- Survey sample
- 485 companies
- Formal pay-gap guidelines
- 18.33%
- Workplace inclusion measures for women
- 16.98%
- Companies with more than 100 employees that reported pay transparency internally and externally
- 41.49%
- Law
- No. 14,611, signed on 3 July 2023
What people are saying
Gender equity is not built by decree or a stroke of the pen, but through consistency between what companies defend and what they actually practice.
The true commitment of leadership is to build a culture that values skills, ensures fair opportunities and creates value for people and the business.
Sources
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