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The gender pay gap in the UK

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  • Debra Leaker

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Measuring differences between mens' and womens' earnings, presents estimates from ASHE, the LFS and the NES panel data setThe gender pay gap is a measure of the difference between the earnings of men and women. This article presents estimates of the gender pay gap from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, the Labour Force Survey and the New Earnings Survey panel data set. It examines how different personal and labour market characteristics influence the earnings of men and women.The results show that the gender pay gap of full-time employees has narrowed since the introduction of the Equal Pay Act in 1975. However, the gender pay gap varies depending on an individualÂ’s circumstances. For example, the number of dependent children, company size and type of occupation are major factors in the difference between men and womenÂ’s earnings. Economic & Labour Market Review (2008) 2, 19–24; doi:10.1057/elmr.2008.54

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  • Debra Leaker, 2008. "The gender pay gap in the UK," Economic & Labour Market Review, Palgrave Macmillan;Office for National Statistics, vol. 2(4), pages 19-24, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:ecolmr:v:2:y:2008:i:4:p:19-24
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    1. Abel, Will & Burnham, Rebecca & Corder, Matthew, 2016. "Wages, productivity and the changing composition of the UK workforce," Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin, Bank of England, vol. 56(1), pages 12-22.
    2. Allan, Rebecca & Williamson, Paul & Kulu, Hill, 2019. "Gendered mortality differentials over the rural-urban continuum: The analysis of census linked longitudinal data from England and Wales," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 221(C), pages 68-78.

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