| Sweden | Stable, with small increase from 84% (1995) to 82% (2000) (figures refer to monthly pay). | Increasing. |
| UK | Gradually narrowing, from 76.6% (1990) to 80.6% (2000) (UK0104126F) (figures refer to hourly pay). | Narrowing. |
Umm, if even Sweden can’t eradicate it, why the angst here?
4 responses so far ↓
1 dearieme // Mar 4, 2008 at 11:11 pm
There’s still some left-margin-rot going on down below, Tim. (IE 6)
2 Mark Wadsworth // Mar 5, 2008 at 8:19 am
Nice table!
How do you mean ‘angst’, what ‘angst’? I’ve never know anybody complain about it in real life.
I suppose because mainly I know people who are married, so the wife’s loss is the husband’s gain so it all evens out and quite simply does not matter, as long as they share income and expenses, which most couples do to a greater or lesser degree.
Tim adds: Well, read the G to see the angst.
3 Letters From A Tory // Mar 5, 2008 at 9:09 am
Unless you break UK figures down by length of time in a job, maternity leave taken, previous qualifications, experience, achievements etc then these figures are meaningless. Saying that men get paid more is the most pathetic attempt to shame us into action.
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4 Vivre La Différence » International Gender Pay Gaps. // Mar 10, 2008 at 8:17 pm
[...] a quick find on my own site. The Swedish number appears to be monthly pay, the UK to be hourly. Very different things indeed. [...]
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