Women earn 20% less than men
In 2009 women earned on average 20% less than men in the private sector in working time equivalent, according to latest figures from INSEE. This is due largely to different qualifications. However, even within each occupational category, the differences remain. Of employees in an office in Caracas Noticias24.com website.
In 2009 women earned on average 20% less than men in the private sector in working time equivalent, according to latest figures from INSEE showed on Wednesday. "In 2009, the average net salary in full-time equivalent for women is 80% of men in the private sector and 87% in the public sector," wrote the Statistical Institute. The conclusion was the same for 2008. "This is due partly to a structure different skills," said INSEE, "for example, 19% of men are employees of private frameworks against only 12% of women." However, even within each occupational category, "gaps remain," added INSEE survey in the "Jobs and wages".
Among managers of private, women's wages is less than 23% and 21% in the public, illustrates INSEE, noting that the gap "can be partly explained by an effect of glass ceiling + +, but also by other elements such as choice of specialty training, industry or career paths. " This wage gap among executives is "much less important in under 25 than among older people," adds the INSEE, which also notes that the differences "are lower in other occupational categories."
Women are more part-time
A study by the Directorate of Coordination of Research, Studies and Statistics (DARES, Ministry of Labour) in 2008 and published on 2006, frequently cited, noted 27% of gross wage gap in the private sector (about 17% in hourly wages, working time to be equal). The gender differences are also visible in the activity rate and working time. If 70% of the population aged between 15 and 64 is active as defined in International Labour Office (worked, not even one hour during a given week), the figure drops to 66, 1% for women and up to 75% for men.
This gap is much reduced between 1975 and 2009 from 31 points to 9 "under the combined effects of rising female participation rates and a decline in male activity." He explains "a large part" by the presence of young children at home "for families of two children with one (or more) is less than three years, the participation rate of mothers is 54% while that of fathers is 92%. " Finally, women are more often part-time, which only partly explained by the presence of children. "Even among the employed and childless, the proportion of women working part time is 17 points higher than men." "This is so very often involuntary part-time, women are likely to work in the service sector where the use of part-time by companies structurally important", said INSEE yet.
