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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
The Gender Pay Gap in EU Countries – New Evidence Based on EU-SES 2014 Data
Contributor:
Boll, Christina
[Author];
Lagemann, Andreas
[Author]
imprint:
Heidelberg: Springer, 2019
Language:
English
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10272-019-0802-7
ISSN:
1613-964X
Origination:
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Description:
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.