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The gender pay gap in EU countries: new evidence based on EU-SES 2014 data
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| Published in: | Intereconomics |
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| Authors and Corporations: | , |
| Other Authors: | Lagemann, Andreas [Author] |
| Type of Resource: | E-Book Component Part |
| Language: | English |
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2019
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Intereconomics, 54(2019), 2 vom: März, Seite 101-105
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| Source: | Verbunddaten SWB Lizenzfreie Online-Ressourcen |
| ISSN: | 1613-964X |
| Summary: | Gender differences in wages are a persistent pattern in most European countries. This study analyses the earnings divide between men and women and the driving forces behind it in 26 countries. In 2014, the cross-country gender pay gap stood at 14.2%. However, country-level results differ tremendously with high gaps of more than 20% in Estonia and Germany and gaps below 5% in Belgium, Luxembourg, Slovenia and Romania. While part of the earnings divide can be explained by gendered sector affi liation and the high share of atypical employment among women, a large portion of the gender pay gap remains unexplained by the data. Even though the gender pay gap statistics are unable to identify the (non-)existence of discrimination, it still calls for diverse measures both at the state and the firm level. |
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| ISSN: | 1613-964X |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10272-019-0802-7 |