What is behind the average? SES data
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Let's look into the average pay gap of 25% which refers to the 25 Member States of the EU (data of SES , 2002) We can state that women's wage compared to men's wage is the lowest in Great Britain: here women earn 30% less on average than men. The other end of the scale is Slovenia, where women's wage is only 11% lower than men's wage. Largest pay gap: Great Britain (30 %) Smallest pay gap: Slovenia (11%) | Large pay gap (SES, 2002) Pay gap between 25 -30 % Great Britain Slovakia Cyprus Estonia Greece Austria Ireland Germany Spain Czech Republic | Medium pay gap (SES, 2002) Pay gap between 18-24% The Netherlands Lithuania Bulgaria Romania Denmark Norway Portugal Luxembourg Latvia Italy Finland | Small pay gap (SES, 2002) Pay gap between 11 %-17 % Belgium France Sweden Hungary Poland Slovenia | | |