Latest items for ERBG-DATA-1
Jan. 9, 2025, 4:08 p.m.
Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"For the past five years, pensioners have represented about 11 per cent of the total population. Women account for 65 per cent of pensioners, and men account for 35 per cent" (31).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"For the past five years, pensioners have represented about 11 per cent of the total population. Women account for 65 per cent of pensioners, and men account for 35 per cent" (31).
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:43 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1, ERBG-DATA-1
"The gender wage gap in Korea is still significant, and women face many more challenges in balancing work and family life" (para 5). "South Korea has some of the longest work hours in the developed world and is consistently ranked as one of the worst places for women to pursue equal opportunities in the workplace" (para 24).
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1, ERBG-DATA-1
"The gender wage gap in Korea is still significant, and women face many more challenges in balancing work and family life" (para 5). "South Korea has some of the longest work hours in the developed world and is consistently ranked as one of the worst places for women to pursue equal opportunities in the workplace" (para 24).
Jan. 8, 2025, 3:34 p.m.
Countries: Tajikistan
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"As a result of the realization of the programme indicators, a total of 147,800 women were engaged in various types of employment in 2020–2022" (p. 31).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"As a result of the realization of the programme indicators, a total of 147,800 women were engaged in various types of employment in 2020–2022" (p. 31).
Jan. 4, 2025, 12:52 p.m.
Countries: Germany
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1, CL-PRACTICE-1, ATDW-PRACTICE-2
"In practice, many German communes lack space in women’s shelters or the resources to help women who are financially dependent. The constant rise in rents, the still prevalent gender pay gap, the unequal division of care work – all these factors mean that many women simply can’t afford to leave their abusers. Where are they supposed to go" (par. 5).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1, CL-PRACTICE-1, ATDW-PRACTICE-2
"In practice, many German communes lack space in women’s shelters or the resources to help women who are financially dependent. The constant rise in rents, the still prevalent gender pay gap, the unequal division of care work – all these factors mean that many women simply can’t afford to leave their abusers. Where are they supposed to go" (par. 5).
Jan. 4, 2025, 12:11 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
“Korea has the largest gender pay gap in the rich world, with women earning 31 percent less than men, and women still face widespread discrimination in the labor market, something the movement recognizes. A widely circulated 2018 tweet encouraged 4B women to save the money they would have otherwise spent on ‘self-fashioning labor’ to sustain an independent life instead of winding up 'a penniless granny with a wardrobe full of clothes. 'Women who commit to 4B ‘just work hard, because they know they will not have a breadwinner man or husband,’ said Jeong, the scholar who wrote her doctoral thesis on troll feminism, adding that some take two or three...more
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
“Korea has the largest gender pay gap in the rich world, with women earning 31 percent less than men, and women still face widespread discrimination in the labor market, something the movement recognizes. A widely circulated 2018 tweet encouraged 4B women to save the money they would have otherwise spent on ‘self-fashioning labor’ to sustain an independent life instead of winding up 'a penniless granny with a wardrobe full of clothes. 'Women who commit to 4B ‘just work hard, because they know they will not have a breadwinner man or husband,’ said Jeong, the scholar who wrote her doctoral thesis on troll feminism, adding that some take two or three...more
Jan. 3, 2025, 2:39 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"Szoo is part of a long-running rise in the number of women pursuing higher education, while the percentage of students who are men has been declining — a trend that's beginning to hit even male-dominated fields such as engineering and business. The number of college-educated women in the workforce has now overtaken the number of college-educated men, according to the Pew Research Center. While this would seem to have significant implications for society and the economy — since college graduates make more money over their lifetimes than people who haven't finished college — other obstacles have stubbornly prevented women from closing leadership and earnings gaps" (par. 5-6). "Women still earn...more
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"Szoo is part of a long-running rise in the number of women pursuing higher education, while the percentage of students who are men has been declining — a trend that's beginning to hit even male-dominated fields such as engineering and business. The number of college-educated women in the workforce has now overtaken the number of college-educated men, according to the Pew Research Center. While this would seem to have significant implications for society and the economy — since college graduates make more money over their lifetimes than people who haven't finished college — other obstacles have stubbornly prevented women from closing leadership and earnings gaps" (par. 5-6). "Women still earn...more
Dec. 30, 2024, 11:27 a.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"Women have borne the brunt of the economic crisis. They already earn less compared with their male counterparts — a study from April to June 2024 showed female daily-wage workers make an average of about $5, while men could earn as much as 40 percent more doing the same job" (par. 24).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"Women have borne the brunt of the economic crisis. They already earn less compared with their male counterparts — a study from April to June 2024 showed female daily-wage workers make an average of about $5, while men could earn as much as 40 percent more doing the same job" (par. 24).
Dec. 12, 2024, 9:28 p.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1, ERBG-DATA-2
"The country is home to the lowest female employment rate in the European Union and a steep gender pay gap" (para 8).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1, ERBG-DATA-2
"The country is home to the lowest female employment rate in the European Union and a steep gender pay gap" (para 8).
Dec. 6, 2024, 11:32 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"An estimated 21,000 women work in construction in Bolivia, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO), amounting to about 4.5% of the 471,000-strong workforce. Almost two thirds are unpaid... According to the ILO, the wage gap between men and women is 38%" (para 5-6).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"An estimated 21,000 women work in construction in Bolivia, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO), amounting to about 4.5% of the 471,000-strong workforce. Almost two thirds are unpaid... According to the ILO, the wage gap between men and women is 38%" (para 5-6).
Dec. 6, 2024, 9:14 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"The movement emerged in the mid-2010s amid growing online feminist activism in South Korea, a country where women face the widest gender pay gap among OECD nations and persistent discrimination" (para 8).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"The movement emerged in the mid-2010s amid growing online feminist activism in South Korea, a country where women face the widest gender pay gap among OECD nations and persistent discrimination" (para 8).
Nov. 16, 2024, 4:25 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"Black women are the least likely to be among the UK’s top earners compared to any other racial or gender group, according to a report by the London School of Economics" (para 8).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"Black women are the least likely to be among the UK’s top earners compared to any other racial or gender group, according to a report by the London School of Economics" (para 8).
Nov. 12, 2024, 6:12 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
“Korea has the largest gender pay gap in the rich world, with women earning 31 percent less than men, and women still face widespread discrimination in the labor market, something the movement recognizes. A widely circulated 2018 tweet encouraged 4B women to save the money they would have otherwise spent on ‘self-fashioning labor’ to sustain an independent life instead of winding up 'a penniless granny with a wardrobe full of clothes. 'Women who commit to 4B ‘just work hard, because they know they will not have a breadwinner man or husband,’ said Jeong, the scholar who wrote her doctoral thesis on troll feminism, adding that some take two or three...more
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
“Korea has the largest gender pay gap in the rich world, with women earning 31 percent less than men, and women still face widespread discrimination in the labor market, something the movement recognizes. A widely circulated 2018 tweet encouraged 4B women to save the money they would have otherwise spent on ‘self-fashioning labor’ to sustain an independent life instead of winding up 'a penniless granny with a wardrobe full of clothes. 'Women who commit to 4B ‘just work hard, because they know they will not have a breadwinner man or husband,’ said Jeong, the scholar who wrote her doctoral thesis on troll feminism, adding that some take two or three...more
Nov. 12, 2024, 1:32 p.m.
Countries: Latvia
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"The Committee welcomes the fact that pensions increase every year and notes that women benefit proportionately more in that regard than men, in particular because there are more female than male recipients of low pensions, and recipients of low pensions are often also entitled to receive additional social benefits. The Committee also welcomes the increase in social benefits for women with disabilities" (13).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"The Committee welcomes the fact that pensions increase every year and notes that women benefit proportionately more in that regard than men, in particular because there are more female than male recipients of low pensions, and recipients of low pensions are often also entitled to receive additional social benefits. The Committee also welcomes the increase in social benefits for women with disabilities" (13).
Oct. 16, 2024, 3:04 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"Black women are the least likely to be among the UK’s top earners compared to any other racial or gender group, according to a report by the London School of Economics" (para 8).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"Black women are the least likely to be among the UK’s top earners compared to any other racial or gender group, according to a report by the London School of Economics" (para 8).
April 19, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Serbia
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"[There is] persistent gender pay gap and vertical and horizontal occupational segregation in the labour market" (13). It is unclear whether these segregations are gender -based or position -based (MV-coder comment).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"[There is] persistent gender pay gap and vertical and horizontal occupational segregation in the labour market" (13). It is unclear whether these segregations are gender -based or position -based (MV-coder comment).
March 30, 2024, 2:46 p.m.
Countries: Lithuania
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"The persistent gender pay gap[] results in lower levels of pension benefits and salaries in traditionally female -dominated occupations" (11).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"The persistent gender pay gap[] results in lower levels of pension benefits and salaries in traditionally female -dominated occupations" (11).
Feb. 20, 2024, 6:27 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"[T]he principle of equal pay for work of equal value [is not effectively enforced]" (11). This indicates the presence of a gender pay gap (MV-coder comment).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"[T]he principle of equal pay for work of equal value [is not effectively enforced]" (11). This indicates the presence of a gender pay gap (MV-coder comment).
Jan. 29, 2024, 5:50 p.m.
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"[There is] persistent gender pay gap and horizontal and vertical occupational segregation in the State party" (11).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"[There is] persistent gender pay gap and horizontal and vertical occupational segregation in the State party" (11).
Jan. 16, 2024, 6:33 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"The Income and Wages Index across sectors as reflected in the African Gender and Development Index Botswana Report of 2012 illustrates that overall women in Botswana earn less than men. Although the gender gap is not enormous, the fact that women constitute the majority of the population and their employment in the Civil Service is higher masks the real income inequalities (wages) between women and men" (30).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"The Income and Wages Index across sectors as reflected in the African Gender and Development Index Botswana Report of 2012 illustrates that overall women in Botswana earn less than men. Although the gender gap is not enormous, the fact that women constitute the majority of the population and their employment in the Civil Service is higher masks the real income inequalities (wages) between women and men" (30).
Jan. 4, 2024, 10:41 a.m.
Countries: Singapore
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"[M]edian gross monthly income from work (including employer CPF) of full-time employed female residents rose from S$3,803 in 2016 to S$4,374 in 2020" (25). "Our adjusted GPG [(gender pay gap)] improved from 8.8 per cent in 2002 to 4.3 per cent in 2020" (26).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"[M]edian gross monthly income from work (including employer CPF) of full-time employed female residents rose from S$3,803 in 2016 to S$4,374 in 2020" (25). "Our adjusted GPG [(gender pay gap)] improved from 8.8 per cent in 2002 to 4.3 per cent in 2020" (26).
Nov. 28, 2023, 12:49 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"As of 2021, the gender pay gap in South Korea was 31%" (pp 13).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"As of 2021, the gender pay gap in South Korea was 31%" (pp 13).
Nov. 28, 2023, 12:41 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"[T]he wage gap is 16.9% in the United States" (pp 13).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"[T]he wage gap is 16.9% in the United States" (pp 13).
Nov. 3, 2023, 11:41 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"South Korea may have blossomed into a cultural and technological powerhouse, but in its rapid transformation into one of the richest countries in the world, women have been left trailing. They are paid on average a third less than men, giving South Korea the worst gender pay gap of any rich country in the world. Men dominate politics and boardrooms. Currently, women hold just 5.8% of the executive positions in South Korea's publicly listed companies. They are still expected to take on most of the housework and childcare” (para 7). The expectation for women to care for men and children influences the likelihood of them finding jobs elsewhere (ET -...more
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"South Korea may have blossomed into a cultural and technological powerhouse, but in its rapid transformation into one of the richest countries in the world, women have been left trailing. They are paid on average a third less than men, giving South Korea the worst gender pay gap of any rich country in the world. Men dominate politics and boardrooms. Currently, women hold just 5.8% of the executive positions in South Korea's publicly listed companies. They are still expected to take on most of the housework and childcare” (para 7). The expectation for women to care for men and children influences the likelihood of them finding jobs elsewhere (ET -...more
Sept. 30, 2023, 4 p.m.
Countries: Kazakhstan
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"The Committee welcomes the State party’s efforts to improve its institutional and policy framework aimed at accelerating the elimination of discrimination against women and promoting gender equality, such as the following: Since 2018, the progressive equalization of the retirement of men and women at the age of 64 years, to be achieved by 2028" (p.2).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"The Committee welcomes the State party’s efforts to improve its institutional and policy framework aimed at accelerating the elimination of discrimination against women and promoting gender equality, such as the following: Since 2018, the progressive equalization of the retirement of men and women at the age of 64 years, to be achieved by 2028" (p.2).
Sept. 25, 2023, 8:02 a.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"[W]omen earned approximately 61 percent less than men for equal work" (9). "Unorganized workers, particularly women in the informal sector, were often paid less than the minimum wage" (15).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"[W]omen earned approximately 61 percent less than men for equal work" (9). "Unorganized workers, particularly women in the informal sector, were often paid less than the minimum wage" (15).
Sept. 22, 2023, 8:51 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"[G]ender pay disparities in the country were among the highest in the world" (27).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"[G]ender pay disparities in the country were among the highest in the world" (27).
Aug. 8, 2023, 8:30 p.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"[D]espite decreases in recent years, the gender pay gap persists in the State party (13.5 per cent)... [There is a] difference between the maximum retirement age for women and men... [this results] in a gender pension gap of 28 per cent" (10). This applies to all sectors (MV- coder comment).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"[D]espite decreases in recent years, the gender pay gap persists in the State party (13.5 per cent)... [There is a] difference between the maximum retirement age for women and men... [this results] in a gender pension gap of 28 per cent" (10). This applies to all sectors (MV- coder comment).
July 21, 2023, 11:58 a.m.
Countries: Azerbaijan
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"In accordance with the legislation in force, the payment for labor in civil service is done in line with the level of professionalism and its degree of complication notwithstanding the gender... Average monthly nominal salary was AZN528.2 (approximately USD311) in 2017. The highest indicator of average monthly salary among women was in upstream industries (AZN1591,6 – approximately USD937) and in financial and insurance sector (AZN1008,5 – approximately USD595)" (24).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"In accordance with the legislation in force, the payment for labor in civil service is done in line with the level of professionalism and its degree of complication notwithstanding the gender... Average monthly nominal salary was AZN528.2 (approximately USD311) in 2017. The highest indicator of average monthly salary among women was in upstream industries (AZN1591,6 – approximately USD937) and in financial and insurance sector (AZN1008,5 – approximately USD595)" (24).
July 10, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Maldives
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"Women’s overall monthly earnings are MVR 7,510 (approximately USD$487) as compared to MVR 11,977(approximately USD$776) for men." (22). "The state Retirement Pension scheme is funded through contributions from employees and employers while in employment. Increased awareness among women many of whom are home based workers and/or operating in the informal sector – of the importance of ensuring their contribution to the Pension scheme. To date, of the total contributors to the State Pension Scheme, over 70% are men, and only approximately 30% are women." (28).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"Women’s overall monthly earnings are MVR 7,510 (approximately USD$487) as compared to MVR 11,977(approximately USD$776) for men." (22). "The state Retirement Pension scheme is funded through contributions from employees and employers while in employment. Increased awareness among women many of whom are home based workers and/or operating in the informal sector – of the importance of ensuring their contribution to the Pension scheme. To date, of the total contributors to the State Pension Scheme, over 70% are men, and only approximately 30% are women." (28).
June 20, 2023, 9:30 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"In relation to the gender gap index in general, Nicaragua’s scores improved substantially from 2006 to 2017, as shown in the table below." (3). Table 1 has no title, but is a breakdown of the gender gap suing different indicators between 2006 to 2017. Translated from Spanish into English, these indicators include political empowerment, health and survival, education, economic participation and opportunities, and the global gender gap. For the global gender gap, Nicaragua was 62 with 0.657 on the point scale in 2006 and was able to get to 6 in 2017 with 0.814 points. For the economic indicator, it was 101 (0.463) in 2006 and lowered it to 54...more
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"In relation to the gender gap index in general, Nicaragua’s scores improved substantially from 2006 to 2017, as shown in the table below." (3). Table 1 has no title, but is a breakdown of the gender gap suing different indicators between 2006 to 2017. Translated from Spanish into English, these indicators include political empowerment, health and survival, education, economic participation and opportunities, and the global gender gap. For the global gender gap, Nicaragua was 62 with 0.657 on the point scale in 2006 and was able to get to 6 in 2017 with 0.814 points. For the economic indicator, it was 101 (0.463) in 2006 and lowered it to 54...more