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Effect of Gender Differences and Other Factors on Remuneration of Employees in EU Countries Cover

Effect of Gender Differences and Other Factors on Remuneration of Employees in EU Countries

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|Jul 2021

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Figure 1

Percentage difference between men’s and women’s gross income in the EU in 2019
Source: own processing of EU-SILC microdata
Percentage difference between men’s and women’s gross income in the EU in 2019 Source: own processing of EU-SILC microdata

Average gross employment income in EU countries in Euros monthly

Average men’s incomeAverage women’s incomeGender differences Average men’s incomeAverage women’s incomeGender differences
LU58414892949ES20531726327
DK50364140896LV1236966270
FI39033076827MT20351781254
IE42823472810EE13811139242
UK34522651801PT14301200230
AT37793041738LT1008790218
NL42653571694SK1010795215
DE36303009621HR1100894206
FR30622513549SI18631660203
BE39453425520EL14511254197
CY20851577508PL1033837196
IT23991982417HU795664131
SE34473033414BG61351697
CZ13781001377RO80575748

Factors affecting the difference in employment income between men and women

RR SquareAdjusted R SquareStd. Error of the Estimate
0.860.730.738002
ANOVA
Sum of SquaresdfMean SquareFSig.
Regression17992399432377615119949329549181863790.000
Residue66423709628580103210364357631
Total2463477039523571032118

Dependence of the income quintile and job sector

ValuedfP-value
Pearson Chi-Square19,395,930440.000
N of Valid Cases152,605,405

Dependence of choice of job sector and gender

ValuedfP-value
Pearson Chi-Square25,314,552110.000
N of Valid Cases152,605,405

Income quintiles according to job sector

Income quintile12345
Job sector
Legislators and Managers26.6%16.1%16.0%10.6%30.7%
Science and Technology20.7%17.2%20.2%19.0%23.0%
Healthcare32.3%20.7%22.9%13.8%10.3%
Training and Education30.9%20.9%22.8%14.6%10.8%
Public Administration34.0%18.9%20.6%11.0%15.4%
Information Technology35.1%14.6%14.4%14.4%21.5%
Law, Culture and Sport40.0%20.1%20.5%9.2%10.1%
Administration31.6%27.0%23.7%10.7%7.1%
Services and Retail39.1%28.9%24.6%4.9%2.4%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing27.5%27.4%41.4%2.8%0.9%
Craftsmen and Blue-collar Workers26.0%28.4%32.9%8.8%3.9%
Total30.1%23.6%24.8%10.8%10.8%

Factors affecting employment income in the EU

RR SquareAdjusted R SquareStd. Error of the Estimate
0.790.620.6217778
ANOVA
Sum of SquaresdfMean SquareFSig.
Regression1433885140708234401211949042839235286378053810.000
Residue88774983921376272280873721316067248
Total232163497992199712280873733
Parameter estimates

Representation of men and women in industries and gender differences in income

Classified according to ISCOShare of men in the job sectorShare of women in the job sectorDifferences between men’s and women’s income
Legislators and Managers66.4%33.6%27%
Science and Technology65.9%34.1%22%
Healthcare27.6%72.4%28%
Training and Education29.8%70.2%26%
Public Administration49.9%50.1%34%
Information Technology83.0%17.0%23%
Law, Culture and Sport44.3%55.7%17%
Administration40.4%59.6%35%
Services and Retail40.0%60.0%45%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing78.0%22.0%67%
Craftsmen and Blue-collar Workers85.2%14.8%57%

Income quintiles (Q) according to gender representation

Share of men in the quintile concernedShare of women in the quintile concernedShare of the male population in quintilesShare of the female population in quintilesShare of population in quintiles
Q 152%48%27%35%30%
Q 257%43%23%25%24%
Q 359%41%25%24%25%
Q 465%35%12%9%11%
Q 574%26%13%7%10%
Total59%41%100%100%100%

Dependence of the income quintile and gender

ValuedfP-value
Pearson Chi-Square2,591,54740.000
N of Valid Cases153,705,678
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/danb-2021-0007 | Journal eISSN: 1804-8285 | Journal ISSN: 1804-6746
Language: English
Page range: 92 - 108
Published on: Jul 24, 2021
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2021 Irena Antošová, Naďa Hazuchová, Jana Stávková, published by European Association Comenius - EACO
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