Distribution of social goods
Wage levels and wage differences

Gender wage gap: Wage differences between men and women in % of men's median wages 1980–2003

Definitions/comments: gender wage gap: difference between the median full-time wage of women and of men expressed as a percentage of the median full-time wage of men.

Source: OECD, Society at a Glance 2006.

Data for the indicator or in excel.

Description and explanation in the corresponding chapter of the Social Report 2008.