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April 19, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Serbia
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1

"[There is] persistent gender pay gap and vertical and horizontal occupational segregation in the labour market" (13). It is unclear whether these segregations are gender -based or position -based (MV-coder comment).
March 30, 2024, 2:46 p.m.
Countries: Lithuania
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1

"The persistent gender pay gap[] results in lower levels of pension benefits and salaries in traditionally female -dominated occupations" (11).
Feb. 20, 2024, 6:27 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1

"[T]he principle of equal pay for work of equal value [is not effectively enforced]" (11). This indicates the presence of a gender pay gap (MV-coder comment).
Jan. 29, 2024, 5:50 p.m.
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1

"[There is] persistent gender pay gap and horizontal and vertical occupational segregation in the State party" (11).
Jan. 16, 2024, 6:33 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1

"The Income and Wages Index across sectors as reflected in the African Gender and Development Index Botswana Report of 2012 illustrates that overall women in Botswana earn less than men. Although the gender gap is not enormous, the fact that women constitute the majority of the population and their employment in the Civil Service is higher masks the real income inequalities (wages) between women and men" (30).
Jan. 4, 2024, 10:41 a.m.
Countries: Singapore
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1

"[M]edian gross monthly income from work (including employer CPF) of full-time employed female residents rose from S$3,803 in 2016 to S$4,374 in 2020" (25). "Our adjusted GPG [(gender pay gap)] improved from 8.8 per cent in 2002 to 4.3 per cent in 2020" (26).
Nov. 28, 2023, 12:49 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1

"As of 2021, the gender pay gap in South Korea was 31%" (pp 13).
Nov. 28, 2023, 12:41 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1

"[T]he wage gap is 16.9% in the United States" (pp 13).
Nov. 3, 2023, 11:41 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1

"South Korea may have blossomed into a cultural and technological powerhouse, but in its rapid transformation into one of the richest countries in the world, women have been left trailing. They are paid on average a third less than men, giving South Korea the worst gender pay gap of any rich country in the world. Men dominate politics and boardrooms. Currently, women hold just 5.8% of the executive positions in South Korea's publicly listed companies. They are still expected to take on most of the housework and childcare” (para 7). The expectation for women to care for men and children influences the likelihood of them finding jobs elsewhere (ET -...more
Sept. 30, 2023, 4 p.m.
Countries: Kazakhstan
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1

"The Committee welcomes the State party’s efforts to improve its institutional and policy framework aimed at accelerating the elimination of discrimination against women and promoting gender equality, such as the following: Since 2018, the progressive equalization of the retirement of men and women at the age of 64 years, to be achieved by 2028" (p.2).
Sept. 25, 2023, 8:02 a.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1

"[W]omen earned approximately 61 percent less than men for equal work" (9). "Unorganized workers, particularly women in the informal sector, were often paid less than the minimum wage" (15).
Sept. 22, 2023, 8:51 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1

"[G]ender pay disparities in the country were among the highest in the world" (27).
Aug. 8, 2023, 8:30 p.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1

"[D]espite decreases in recent years, the gender pay gap persists in the State party (13.5 per cent)... [There is a] difference between the maximum retirement age for women and men... [this results] in a gender pension gap of 28 per cent" (10). This applies to all sectors (MV- coder comment).
July 21, 2023, 11:58 a.m.
Countries: Azerbaijan
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1

"In accordance with the legislation in force, the payment for labor in civil service is done in line with the level of professionalism and its degree of complication notwithstanding the gender... Average monthly nominal salary was AZN528.2 (approximately USD311) in 2017. The highest indicator of average monthly salary among women was in upstream industries (AZN1591,6 – approximately USD937) and in financial and insurance sector (AZN1008,5 – approximately USD595)" (24).
July 10, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Maldives
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1

"Women’s overall monthly earnings are MVR 7,510 (approximately USD$487) as compared to MVR 11,977(approximately USD$776) for men." (22). "The state Retirement Pension scheme is funded through contributions from employees and employers while in employment. Increased awareness among women many of whom are home based workers and/or operating in the informal sector – of the importance of ensuring their contribution to the Pension scheme. To date, of the total contributors to the State Pension Scheme, over 70% are men, and only approximately 30% are women." (28).
June 20, 2023, 9:30 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1

"In relation to the gender gap index in general, Nicaragua’s scores improved substantially from 2006 to 2017, as shown in the table below." (3). Table 1 has no title, but is a breakdown of the gender gap suing different indicators between 2006 to 2017. Translated from Spanish into English, these indicators include political empowerment, health and survival, education, economic participation and opportunities, and the global gender gap. For the global gender gap, Nicaragua was 62 with 0.657 on the point scale in 2006 and was able to get to 6 in 2017 with 0.814 points. For the economic indicator, it was 101 (0.463) in 2006 and lowered it to 54...more
March 31, 2023, 2:31 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1

"[There is] persistence of the gender pay gap" (10).
March 18, 2023, 10:20 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1

"Despite the law that ensures equal pay for work of equal value, there are gaps in payment between men and women in the private sector" (16).
March 16, 2023, 3:32 a.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1

“During the past decade of post-socialist transformations, it seems that official labour statistics have indicated that women and men have fared equally, although many suggest that such data hides the practical manifestations of discrimination in the work force. One reason for similarities in the data — such as the male and female unemployment rates — could be that there are now fewer women active and registered in the labour force. Often, as state services were cut, women left the active labour force in order to remain at home with children. Similarly, women who start small businesses from their homes to augment levels of income are also not considered as part...more
March 8, 2023, 1:43 p.m.
Countries: Montenegro
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1

"According to the data from the Decent Work Country Program, Montenegro 2019-2021 (ILO), the gender pay gap is significant in Montenegro and remains at the level of the EU average (16 per cent)" (21).
Feb. 22, 2023, 10:40 a.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3, ERBG-DATA-1

“We found another interesting piece of data as well: only 2% of the companies are founded entirely by women, and 20% have a female co-founder, stats the latest report by EDIT. Our observation, however not backed by any data, is that women are rather the business development engines in tech companies, regardless of the fact that some of them come from engineering backgrounds and others did not have any technology experience in previous careers” (second paragraph).
Feb. 19, 2023, 1:18 p.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1

“Women faced discrimination in employment, in the workplace, and in access to pension benefits and retirement” (p. 23).
Feb. 6, 2023, 12:07 p.m.
Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1

"The Committee [on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women]... remains concerned about…[t]he persistent gender pay gap" (10).
Feb. 2, 2023, 1:11 p.m.
Countries: Austria
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1

"The Committee notes with concern that: (a) The gender pay gap in the State party (19.9 per cent in 2017) is one of the highest in the European Union, and it adversely affects women throughout their working life and in terms of their pension benefits, as evidenced by the fact that the average pension level for women is about 40 per cent lower than that for men" (10).
Jan. 13, 2023, 4:13 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: ERBG-LAW-2, ERBG-DATA-1

"The gender pay gap for secondary school leaders grew by more than a third in the last year, a new analysis shows. School Workforce data from the Department of Education shows the average difference between male and female earnings stood at £3,698 in the 2021/22 academic year. In 2020/21, male secondary headteachers earnt £2,702 more on average a year than females" (para 1-3). "The average gender pay gap for headteachers aged 60 and over has also increased. In the last academic year, men earned an average £18,296 more than women – a 5 per cent rise from £17,334 last year" (para 5). "Other leadership roles, including deputy and assistant heads,...more
Jan. 6, 2023, 5:33 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1, SEGI-PRACTICE-2

"In response to Webb’s campaign, the DWP said: 'This year we will spend over £110bn on the state pension and our priority is ensuring every pensioner receives all the financial support to which they are entitled. Where errors do occur, we are committed to identifying and rectifying them.' It added: 'The government decided over 25 years ago that it was going to make the state pension age the same for men and women as a long-overdue move towards gender equality. Both the high court and court of appeal have supported the actions of the DWP, under successive governments dating back to 1995, and the supreme court refused the claimants permission...more
July 6, 2022, 10:19 a.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1

"But men win out in other ways. As the report notes, they continue to have higher incomes on average than women. That means more are able to afford zero-emission vehicles and can benefit from certain incentives as a result" (Para. 10).
July 1, 2022, 11:43 a.m.
Countries: East Timor
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1

"An increase in secure wage employment of the total employments (from 30 per cent to 41 per cent) has been observed between 2010 and 2013 (although more rapid for men than for women)" (29). "According to the 2016 Mini Labour Force Survey, monthly median wages for male reached 235.9 USD per month and 184.0 USD for women. As such, the gender pay gap is 22 per cent" (32). "Factors may include the over-representation of women in typically lower paying industries and occupations, such as hospitality and administration, as well as the high rate of women working part-time (29 per cent of employed women compared to 13 per cent of men...more
June 21, 2022, 1:11 p.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1

"The significant gender pay gap" (11).
June 21, 2022, 8:35 a.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1

"Equality Act (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations, introduced under section 78 of the Equality Act of 2010, in 2017, requiring private and voluntary organizations with more than 250 employees to publish their gender pay gap data" (2). "It also welcomes the adoption of legislation to introduce a requirement for companies and public bodies with over 250 employees to publish their gender pay gap data in England, Scotland and Wales and the voluntary initiatives led by the business sector to increase the representation of women in the private sector, such as the Hampton-Alexander Review" (11). "The Committee is further concerned that the increase in the State pension age for women from...more