13 minutes agoGermany: Women still paid 18% less than men
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(3 years ago)Women in Germany earn about a fifth an hour less than men. The differences between salaries are smaller in the east than in western Germany. Women in Germany still receive on average lower salaries for an hour's work than men. In 2022 women earned an average of 20,05 euros an hour, [...]
Women in Germany still receive on average lower salaries for an hour's work than men. In 2022 women earned an average of 20,05 euros per hour, meaning 4,31 euros, or 18 %s less than men (who are paid 24.36 euros per hour in Germany). At the same time, as reported by the Federal Statistics Enti, the income gap in eastern Germany is currently seven per cent, which is a difference with western parts of the country, where women are paid 19 per cent less than men for the same job.
Because of changing statistical estimates methodology, this data cannot be compared directly to those of previous years. In a long - term comparison, however, it is possible and proves that the pay gap between women and men has diminished in recent years. At the beginning of these measurements, in 2006, the average pay gap was 23 %.
Women Work More part - time
Differences arise mainly because women are more likely than men to work in professions and at levels where wages are lower. At the same time, they work more frequently part - time, which is accompanied by an average gross salary per hour of work. These factors explain as much as 63 percent of wage differences.
Although the pay gap between women and men has diminished in recent years, there is still inequality
The remaining 37 per cent of the profit difference, reportedly, “cannot be explained with the available characteristics in the rating model.” Seven percent are occasions when there is a difference even if the qualifications and experience of work are similar.
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“It could be assumed that differences would be smaller, as if there were more information on the factors affecting wages, such as career interruption information due to pregnancy, birth, or care for relatives. That would probably give a portion of the” explanations, say representatives of Germany's Federal Statistics Office. So this data should be understood as “the top limit of discrimination at”. / DW
