Gender pay equality in private service industries

Other Publications, Reports 24 Reija Lilja, Eija Savaja

In private service sectors, women are overrepresented in low-paid part-time and fixed-term positions. The average pay gap between the sexes would narrow if women’s overrepresentation in these positions were reduced, or if these positions were paid the same average wage as full-time and permanent positions. In service sectors, the pay differences between the sexes are largely explained by the different distribution of women and men across different roles. Various pay supplements paid on top of the fixed salary for regular working hours generally tend to widen the pay gap between the sexes. (AI translation)

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