One key driver of the 10.3 per cent difference between the two values recorded for 2018 is"occupational segregation", the paper said. This occurs due to"inherent gender differences" that may, for example, influence women to avoid jobs in sectors that are"traditionally male-dominated", such as IT and engineering.
Ms Low said:"Men have become more progressive these days in that they take more than their fathers’ share in terms of the family and household chores and family care, but fundamentally it is more of the women and it's very much cultural." In other words, women may remain under-represented in certain male dominated sectors that are high-paying, even though the pay gap between male and female employees with similar attributes in the same industry has been narrowing.
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