Latest items for ERBG-DATA-1
March 20, 2025, 1:55 p.m.
Countries: Mauritania
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"While the available laws obviously prohibit women from seeking jobs in several sectors, women’s participation in the formal labour market remains low due to unequal pay, sexual harassment as well as pay gap" (6).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"While the available laws obviously prohibit women from seeking jobs in several sectors, women’s participation in the formal labour market remains low due to unequal pay, sexual harassment as well as pay gap" (6).
March 14, 2025, 4:48 p.m.
Countries: Venezuela
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"Between 2014 and 2020, the number of women receiving long-term financial benefits (pensions) from the Venezuelan Social Security Institute increased from 1,545,044 to 2,752.825, representing 59.9 per cent of the total number of recipients. In the same period, short-term benefits (compensation and involuntary separation from employment) were paid to 724,838 women and 483,224 men. According to social security enrolment lists, 1,640,137 women were enrolled between 2014 and 2020, representing 60.1 per cent of the total work force covered by social security" (19). "Between 2014 and 2020, the Venezuelan Social Security Institute reported that the number of women receiving ongoing pensions increased from 1,545,044 to 2,752,825, accounting for 59.9 per cent...more
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"Between 2014 and 2020, the number of women receiving long-term financial benefits (pensions) from the Venezuelan Social Security Institute increased from 1,545,044 to 2,752.825, representing 59.9 per cent of the total number of recipients. In the same period, short-term benefits (compensation and involuntary separation from employment) were paid to 724,838 women and 483,224 men. According to social security enrolment lists, 1,640,137 women were enrolled between 2014 and 2020, representing 60.1 per cent of the total work force covered by social security" (19). "Between 2014 and 2020, the Venezuelan Social Security Institute reported that the number of women receiving ongoing pensions increased from 1,545,044 to 2,752,825, accounting for 59.9 per cent...more
March 11, 2025, 5:10 p.m.
Countries: Iceland
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, UVAW-PRACTICE-1, ERBG-DATA-1
"Despite being considered a global leader on gender equality, topping the 2023 World Economic Forum’s global gender gap rankings for the 14th consecutive year, in some professions Icelandic women still earn 21% less than men, and more than 40% of women have experienced gender-based or sexual violence" (par. 5).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, UVAW-PRACTICE-1, ERBG-DATA-1
"Despite being considered a global leader on gender equality, topping the 2023 World Economic Forum’s global gender gap rankings for the 14th consecutive year, in some professions Icelandic women still earn 21% less than men, and more than 40% of women have experienced gender-based or sexual violence" (par. 5).
March 5, 2025, 8:35 p.m.
Countries: Ecuador
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"Regarding the level of gender pay, the percentage of the labour income gap between men and women fell from 23 per cent in 2014 to 21.9 per cent in 2016; while in 2018 it stood at 17.9 per cent" (2). "The average labour income of an employed man is $345.5; while for a woman it is $292.7" (2).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"Regarding the level of gender pay, the percentage of the labour income gap between men and women fell from 23 per cent in 2014 to 21.9 per cent in 2016; while in 2018 it stood at 17.9 per cent" (2). "The average labour income of an employed man is $345.5; while for a woman it is $292.7" (2).
March 3, 2025, 9:03 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"The persistent gender pay gap, estimated at 20.8 per cent, vertical and horizontal segregation in the labour market and women’s significant underrepresentation in managerial positions" (Page 11).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"The persistent gender pay gap, estimated at 20.8 per cent, vertical and horizontal segregation in the labour market and women’s significant underrepresentation in managerial positions" (Page 11).
Feb. 26, 2025, 8:40 p.m.
Countries: North Korea
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"The wages of North Koreans in official, state-approved ordinary workers’ roles are capped at pre-1990s prices, equivalent to an average of seven to nine kilograms of corn per month, which were eclipsed by market vendor earnings. Many North Korean women became the primary breadwinners of their families" (par. 10).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"The wages of North Koreans in official, state-approved ordinary workers’ roles are capped at pre-1990s prices, equivalent to an average of seven to nine kilograms of corn per month, which were eclipsed by market vendor earnings. Many North Korean women became the primary breadwinners of their families" (par. 10).
Feb. 26, 2025, 8:27 p.m.
Countries: Dominican Republic
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"The average salary is 7.2 per cent higher for men than for women, not taking into account specific factors. The greatest differences in salary between the sexes are observed at the lowest salary levels" (31).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"The average salary is 7.2 per cent higher for men than for women, not taking into account specific factors. The greatest differences in salary between the sexes are observed at the lowest salary levels" (31).
Feb. 20, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"'It's also the inequity we see in relation to pay and the roles that we play in our families, how we divide up care of children and looking after the home'" (para 9).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"'It's also the inequity we see in relation to pay and the roles that we play in our families, how we divide up care of children and looking after the home'" (para 9).
Feb. 12, 2025, 8:03 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1, AFE-DATA-1
"Korean women are the most highly educated of those in OECD countries, and yet the country has the worst gender pay gap and a higher-than-average proportion of women out of work compared to men" (par. 31).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1, AFE-DATA-1
"Korean women are the most highly educated of those in OECD countries, and yet the country has the worst gender pay gap and a higher-than-average proportion of women out of work compared to men" (par. 31).
Feb. 6, 2025, 7:05 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
In Table 10, titled "Social coverage," the percentage of retirement scheme coverage for active working population 15 years and older in 2018 is recorded. 20.7% of women and 19.1% of men have retirement coverage (28).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
In Table 10, titled "Social coverage," the percentage of retirement scheme coverage for active working population 15 years and older in 2018 is recorded. 20.7% of women and 19.1% of men have retirement coverage (28).
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:22 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"Just 52 businesses in the Fortune 500 ranking were run by women in 2024, and there were just eight black CEOs in the group, CNN reported" (Para 9). "In August, the rate of new CEOs who are women fell to 27.2 percent, compared with 28.9 percent the year prior, the research found" (Para 22).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"Just 52 businesses in the Fortune 500 ranking were run by women in 2024, and there were just eight black CEOs in the group, CNN reported" (Para 9). "In August, the rate of new CEOs who are women fell to 27.2 percent, compared with 28.9 percent the year prior, the research found" (Para 22).
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"[T]he Committee notes with concern… (c) The persistent gender pay gap" (12).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"[T]he Committee notes with concern… (c) The persistent gender pay gap" (12).
Jan. 28, 2025, 8:03 p.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"However, by not providing clear guidance and in the absence of a robust legal framework, the government can avoid taking responsibility for the significant pay gap between men and women that exists on the Danish labour market" (4). "It should also be noted that women do not accumulate pension while on maternity leave, which lead to a significant increase in the total life income between men and women" (4). "Data on salaries in Denmark are collected by trade and occupation categorised in indexes that are gender neutral and consequently makes it challenging to establish the pay gap. In addition many employers try to enforce secrecy relating to salaries, and there...more
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"However, by not providing clear guidance and in the absence of a robust legal framework, the government can avoid taking responsibility for the significant pay gap between men and women that exists on the Danish labour market" (4). "It should also be noted that women do not accumulate pension while on maternity leave, which lead to a significant increase in the total life income between men and women" (4). "Data on salaries in Denmark are collected by trade and occupation categorised in indexes that are gender neutral and consequently makes it challenging to establish the pay gap. In addition many employers try to enforce secrecy relating to salaries, and there...more
Jan. 28, 2025, 7:59 p.m.
Countries: Costa Rica
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"According to the third report on women’s human rights in Costa Rica, women continue to receive lower wages than men for equal or similar work" (15). "In addition, following the approval on 6 July 2017 of the regulation for and implementation of a new insurance modality, the Financial Management Board of the Costa Rican Social Insurance Fund reports that from 2017 to April 2019 a total of 18,199 domestic workers were covered by such insurance, of whom 17,653 are women and 546 men. In 2019, a study was conducted of the financial impact of the contributory insurance modality under the reduced benefit for female domestic workers in health, disability, old-age...more
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"According to the third report on women’s human rights in Costa Rica, women continue to receive lower wages than men for equal or similar work" (15). "In addition, following the approval on 6 July 2017 of the regulation for and implementation of a new insurance modality, the Financial Management Board of the Costa Rican Social Insurance Fund reports that from 2017 to April 2019 a total of 18,199 domestic workers were covered by such insurance, of whom 17,653 are women and 546 men. In 2019, a study was conducted of the financial impact of the contributory insurance modality under the reduced benefit for female domestic workers in health, disability, old-age...more
Jan. 24, 2025, 7:43 p.m.
Countries: Chile
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"The average income is lower for women with disabilities compared to men with disabilities, and is around 246,340 Chilean pesos (about 300 euros)" (5).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"The average income is lower for women with disabilities compared to men with disabilities, and is around 246,340 Chilean pesos (about 300 euros)" (5).
Jan. 24, 2025, 1:48 p.m.
Countries: Japan, South Korea, Taiwan
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"By contrast Taiwan is relatively progressive compared with its neighbours. In 2023 its gender pay gap was as narrow as 15%, compared with 31% in South Korea and 21% in Japan" (para 5).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"By contrast Taiwan is relatively progressive compared with its neighbours. In 2023 its gender pay gap was as narrow as 15%, compared with 31% in South Korea and 21% in Japan" (para 5).
Jan. 23, 2025, 6:57 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"This is forcing the movement underground, in a country where gender discrimination is still deeply entrenched. South Korea has the largest gender pay gap in the OECD, a group of the world's rich countries" (para 9).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"This is forcing the movement underground, in a country where gender discrimination is still deeply entrenched. South Korea has the largest gender pay gap in the OECD, a group of the world's rich countries" (para 9).
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).