Women paid less for same contribution to work, and sexism is to blame - study
- Written by Isabelle Sin, Lecturer in Economics and Econometrics, Victoria University; Fellow, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research, Victoria University of Wellington
New research identifies sexism as the main driver of the gender wage gap. from Pixabay, CC BY-NDWomen are being paid less to do the same job as men, judging by the productivity of male and female employees. Our study found that women are paid 16% less for making a contribution of the same value to their employer.
We used wage data and productivity...
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