Fenofibrate is used with a low-fat diet and sometimes with other medications to reduce the amounts of fatty substances such as cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood and to increase the amount of HDL (high-density lipoprotein; a type of fatty substance that decreases the risk of heart disease) in the blood.
Direct discrimination. 1  Some women are paid less than men for doing the same job. 2  This factor only explains a small part of the gender pay gap, due to the effectiveness of the European Union and national legislation. The gender pay gap is also reinforced by the segregation in the labour market. 2  Women and men still tend to work in different jobs. 3  On the one hand, women and men often predominate in different sectors. 4  On the other hand, within the same sector or company women predominate in lower valued and lower paid occupations.
According to information collected by the International Trade Union Confederation, the worldwide gender pay gap ranges from 3% to 51%, with a global average of 17%. Even in developed markets, the gap in wages can be stark: on average, women earn 15% less than men in Europe and 22% less in the US.I believe thereâs a feminization of society going on in the 21st century. The 20th century was about speed, convenience, efï¬ciency. Now itâs more about lifestyle, and I think women are pushing this trend. Weâre an aging society, and women live longer than men, so increasingly wealth is passing into the hands of women.