gender pay gap
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgender,payandgap
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gender
noun
uk/ˈdʒen.dər/us/ˈdʒen.dɚ/
a group of people in a society who share particular qualities or ways of behaving which that society associates with being male, female, or ...
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pay
noun[U]
uk/peɪ/us/peɪ/
the money you receive for doing ...
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gap
noun
uk/ɡæp/us/ɡæp/
an empty space or opening in the middle of something or between ...
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(Definition ofgender,payandgapfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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However, the actual impact of those conditions on the pattern ofgenderpayinequality was not unambiguous.
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The causes of thegenderpaygap are complex.
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On thegenderpaygap, virtually nothing has moved in recent years.
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Even with this progress, thegenderpaygap remains a serious cause of concern.
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The frequent lack of transparency on pay has helped perpetuate thegenderpaygap.
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What initiatives she is promoting to reduce thegenderpaygap.
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Occupational segregation has been identified as one of the key causes of thegenderpaygap.
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Furthermore, there is still a hugegenderpaygap (the gap stands around 18%, with women earning a fifth less per hour than men).
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Even at that early stage, before female graduates have taken on any family responsibilities, there is already agenderpaygap.
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Speaking of thegenderpaygap often brings to mind examples of women in senior professional roles being paid significantly less than their male counterparts.
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Thegenderpaygap is derived from mean hourly earnings (excluding overtime) for men and women.
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Thegenderpaygap - 17.4% - has barely narrowed since 2000.
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In addition, there is also this 17%genderpaygap.
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It is, therefore, even more important that we address thegenderpaygap.
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I have received no representations in the last three months on thegenderpaygap.
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The fact is that 1.3 million women earn less than the national minimum wage and thegenderpaygap remains a serious issue.
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First, the introduction of the minimum wage has had the greatest impact on the wages of women and has reduced thegenderpaygap.
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One of the totem issues is thegenderpaygap, which literally short-changes so many women.
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We believe that secrecy can perpetuate thegenderpaygap.
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One of the most obvious forms of discrimination against women is thegenderpaygap.
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