Global Wage Report 2018/19: What Lies Behind Gender Pay Gaps
2018
This report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) explores global wage trends, specifically focusing on the drivers of the gender pay gap. In 2017, global wage growth fell to its lowest growth rate since the global financial crisis in 2008, raising a potential obstacle to sustainable economic growth as envisioned in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The report highlights that promoting decent work opportunities and reducing income inequalities will be part of the solution—especially for tackling gender pay inequalities. Worldwide, on average, women continue to be paid about 20 percent less than men. Moving forward, the report suggests that policy change can help reduce the gender pay gap through collecting better data, exploring details of wage structures, identifying the largest gaps, and tackling both “explained” and “unexplained” portions of the gender pay gap.
“Explained” portions of the gender pay gap can be addressed through education, addressing stereotypes, and focusing on combatting employer prejudice in the workplace, while “unexplained” portions of the gender pay gap must be addressed through addressing the wider societal undervaluing of women’s work. The report serves to inform policy makers and partners on how to reduce the gender pay gap across the world. Supplemental resources available on the web portal include the executive summary, data interactive, video summary, and video on the drivers of the pay gap.
Global Wage Report 2018/19: What Lies Behind Gender Pay Gaps
Source:
Global Wage Report 2018/19: What Lies Behind Gender Pay Gaps. International Labour Organization 2018. https://www.ilo.org/global/publications/books/WCMS_650553/lang--en/index.htm.