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The gender pay gap is 12%.
The latest data from the Statistics Department announce that in 2020. The gender pay gap in the national economy was 12.1%. and, compared to 2019, it decreased by 0.3 percent. In the public sector the difference was 11%, in the private sector – 15.7%.
The largest wage gap between women and men was registered in financial and insurance companies: 34%, information and communication: 29%, human health and social work: 27%.
In terms of age, the highest wage gap was recorded among employees aged 35 to 44 (17.5%) and the lowest among employees over 65 (7.6%).
It is true that in some areas women’s wages are higher than men’s. In transport and storage and construction companies, women’s wages are higher by 3.5%. and 1.8 percent.
The Sodra data also shows that the gender pay gap has narrowed during the pandemic. Although the situation was more painful for women, with more people losing their jobs than men, the average earnings of women grew faster during the pandemic than those of men, by an average of 18% compared to the same period of the year. last year. Men’s earnings grew 14 percent over the same period.
Delphi It looks at which companies have the biggest pay gaps between men and women, why experts see different numbers, and what to do to change the situation.
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