Talk:Gender pay gap

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Inequalities across skill levels and industries

The gender wage gap can be best visualized through the median wage difference between men and women categorized in the same skill level. A study by the ILO conducted in 2019 suggests that the total median wage gap of 62 analyzed countries is 12. The wage gap differs with skill level and profession. According to the ILO statistics on the gender wage gap in 2019 emphasizes that the median wage of female Managers is 26% lower than of men (skill level 3). This wage gap is similar to craft and related traded works, which are generally classified at skill level 2. In other sectors, like agriculture, forestry and fishery workers (on skill level 2) on the other hand the wage gap is consistent with 11%. Women's marginalization in high-skilled professions and the large gender pay disparities in management and technical positions are also significant signs of the glass ceiling that women still face in the labor market.

This is also emphasized by the divergence of weekly non-adjusted wage gap. A cross industry study regarding the US gender wage gap by industry in 2018 shows an average 24% cross industry non-adjusted weekly wage gap The statistic shows the gender wage gap in the United States in 2018, by industry. In 2018, female employees working in retail trade earned 606 U.S. dollars per week on average, while their male counterparts earned 746 U.S. dollars. Gender wage gap by industry in the United States in 2018, by median weekly earnings (in U.S. dollars). This shows that the US non-adjusted gender pay gap average exceeds the total median of 12%. The industry non-adjusted weekly wage gaps vary from 1% in construction industry (male dominated industry) to 40% in professional and technical services and a non-adjusted weekly wage gap of 63% in the Finance and insurance sector, implying that on average, men earn more than the double the absolute wage of women in the Finance and insurance sector in the US.

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Defining adjusted gender pay gap

Non-adjusted gender pay gap is defined in this article, so would make sense to also define adjusted gender pay gap. 75.134.150.144 (talk) 05:23, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

@75.134.150.144 I think it already does an adequate job at this: "after adjusting for occupation and hours worked, the gap is changed to 11%." —Panamitsu (talk) 01:40, 5 October 2023 (UTC)

Removal of non peer-reviewed sources

An edit from Sep 2021 removed two large-scale studies for being "based on self-published and not peer reviewed sources". This sounds reasonable. However, the current introduction to the article states "In the United States, for example, the non-adjusted average female's annual salary is 79% of the average male salary, compared to 95% for the adjusted average salary", giving 4 references. To my knowledge, none of the 4 sources for this statement are from peer reviewed sources, and all of them are self-published.

• [2] is from a company called Glassdoor, described by WP as "an American website"
• [3] is a CNN article citing a study from the advocacy group AAUW
• [4] is the exact same study from AAUW, cited a second time
• [5] is from the Society for Human Resource Management, which appears to be a lobbying group (according to the WP page).

Should I remove these sentences, or is it better to add citations to the Payscale and KornFerry studies back?

EDIT: this appears to be a recurrent problem within the article, for example the studies from Morning Star and the NSF in the "Industry sector" section do not seem to have undergone peer-review either.

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Corporate reported gender pay gap

American Express reported that worldwide women made 6.7 percent more than men for same jobs.

"American Express is one of the few major companies to disclose its unadjusted pay gap, a blunt assessment of the difference in wages it pays to employees based on gender and race. Globally, female employees made 106.7% of the median pay for men last year." 2600:1700:D591:5F10:E1FA:104:4147:F4D7 (talk) 15:56, 2 November 2022 (UTC)

@2600:1700:D591:5F10:E1FA:104:4147:F4D7 I have no idea what that means. The source hasn't made it clear what that means, either. It almost looks like a typo. —Panamitsu (talk) 01:38, 5 October 2023 (UTC)

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Wiki Education assignment: Intro to Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies-17

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Latest edit

The last edit while certainly making some improvements, has also just straight up removed content, including the definition of the article subject. If nothing else, the lede sentence should be brought back into the style of Wikipedia. But I would suggest that the rest of the article be also looked over. It sounds a bit preachy as it stands. And the section about the sex ratio in China doesn't seem quite relevant. 94.44.251.251 (talk) 16:23, 18 May 2023 (UTC)

Yes, this new intro doesn't sound very encyclopedic. It's editorializing when it says "...it is essential to consider the adjusted pay gap." After "the adjusted average salary for women in the United States may be 99% of the average salary for men," it cites the AAUW's "The Simple Truth About The Gender Wage Gap", which does not contain any such statistic. I think the editor meant to cite the Payscale report. I think this edit should be reverted – it's mostly summarizing/editorializing what was already there. Gladius-veritatis (talk) 23:58, 18 May 2023 (UTC)

coally article, debunked

https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill_(Supplemental)#The_.22Gender_Pay_Gap.22_does_not_exist Darbymarby (talk) 23:17, 10 August 2023 (UTC)

@Darbymarby "incels.wiki", yeah... —Panamitsu (talk) 01:28, 5 October 2023 (UTC)

Why only one point of view?

Why is there no criticism of the gender gap when there are economists who refute the idea? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 5.170.44.134 (talk) 01:25, 5 October 2023 (UTC)

@5.170.44.134 There is already a bit of information on motherhood, which I guess is what you're talking about. Even when not all workers are all childless, women tend to earn less which is explained in the article. It'd be better if you provide your sources. —Panamitsu (talk) 01:32, 5 October 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 November 2023

I want to change it so it is correct and with the current times as it has fallen to be incorrect if we are accounting for current times. Helloitsmeballer (talk) 12:50, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Liu1126 (talk) 14:39, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 April 2024

I want to add more information on the causes of the gender pay gap.

'The BBC faced scrutiny after publishing the salaries of its employees earning at least £150,000 a year, with particular focus on gender disparities. Female presenters raised concerns about earning significantly less than male counterparts. However, broader data suggests that the BBC's gender pay gap may not reflect the broader labor market. Studies indicate minimal differences in pay between men and women with similar roles and levels within companies. The issue appears to stem more from women being in lower-ranking positions at lower-paying organizations. Nonetheless, discrepancies at the top levels of organizations, including the BBC, are not uncommon. In Spain and Germany, top-ranking women earn considerably less than their male counterparts, likely because men dominate the upper echelons and work more hours on average. .

When the gender pay gap is adjusted for jobs at the same level, company and function, it seems like the disparities almost disappear in staff and professional positions, the ones that remain can be explained by the average hours worked and perhaps gender discrimination.' I also wanted to add the 2 images that my source (https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2017/08/01/are-women-paid-less-than-men-for-the-same-work, no paywall link: https://archive.is/wM302) uses. Dimmlerthegreat (talk) 17:51, 9 April 2024 (UTC)