"Physics instruments" in Karlsruhe: less pay for women

At the very end of the village Palmbach, Karlsruhe, just before the motorway to Stuttgart, a bright building complex rises into the sky: "Physik Instrumente" (PI) is also the prototype of a "hidden champion" with a view to its location. Founded in 1970, the company is world market leader, family-owned company, employs 1,800 people worldwide, refers to around 500 patents and patent applications and is likely to be highly profitable. Only one thin…