Equal pay for equal work? According to a recent study carried out by Glassdoor in five western countries, there is a significant gender pay gap between Women and men - and not only in Germany.

Gender Pay Gap in Germany
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Where did the data come from?

The Demystifying the Gender Pay Gap study looked at more than 534.000 salary statements shared by employees on Glassdoor.

The study is based on salary data from full-time employees to 11. November 2015 (USA) and 24 respectively. November 2015 (Germany, UK, France, Australia) on Glassdoor.

Gender pay gap in Germany at 5,5 percent

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The data used in the study include specific information on the employee, such as the job title or the specific employer. Through this additional information, salaries were compared more closely and a precise gender pay gap could be identified. The uncleaned and the adjusted wage gap between men and women was determined.

According to Glassdoor data, the unadjusted salary gap is 22,5 percent - to the concrete salary In relation to this, this means that women for every euro that men to earn, receiving an average of 78 cents. Even after considering all relevant factors and statistical adjustment, the gap is still 5,5 percent. For comparison: in France the adjusted gender pay gap is 6,3 percent, in Austria it is 3,9 percent, while the USA is only slightly below Germany with 5,4 percent. The same salary gap was determined for Great Britain as for the Federal Republic.

The Federal Statistical Office also comes to similar results with 21 percent (unadjusted) and 7 percent (adjusted) - however, the authority assumes that the actual wage gap would have been lower if other and unavailable influencing factors were taken into account[2]. Part of the wage gap can be attributed to men “typically” working in others Industries work and thus simply occupy better-paid positions or have more professional experience than women.

What are the explanatory and unresolved factors of gender pay gaps?

In order to better understand the causes of the wage gap, the study divides them into their explainable and unexplained parts. Factors such as different industries, professional experience or that Age, are explainable components of the gender pay gap. For Germany, 51 percent can be explained by various employee characteristics; at the same time, 49 percent cannot be explained by factors observable from the data.

In a direct comparison with the other countries surveyed, Germany occupies the last place here - in the US 67 percent of the gender pay gap can be explained, in the UK at least 64 percent. The unexplained factors include, for example, differences in the salary negotiation strategy of men and women, or differences in treatment by the employer, either unintentionally or not.

Explainable and unexplained gender pay gap

Salary gap through different types of employment

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At around 28 percent, a significant factor in the salary gap in Germany lies in the different types of employment and sectors already mentioned, for which men and women "typically" opt decide and whose earning potential varies greatly. This factor is also found in all other countries examined. As scientific studies show, social pressures and gender norms also contribute to how men's and women's careers develop.

In some cases, women are expected to fulfill the classic role model and look after the children or relatives in need of care. As a result, they take on lower-paying jobs or part-time jobs, for example. These gender differences have an impact on Vocational Training and professional experience and make up 22 percent of the explainable gender pay gap.


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