The gender pay gap widened in Estonia last year and in October women's gross hourly wages were nearly one quarter lower than men's, it appears from data released by Statistics Estonia on Tuesday.
Gender pay gap widens in 2012
30th April 2013, 15:57
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In October 2012 women's gross hourly pay was 24.6 percent lower than men's. Compared to 2011, the gender pay gap grew by 1.8 percentage points, data of the statistics agency show.
The average gross hourly pay of women without irregular bonuses and extras was 4.28 euros and that of men, 5.68 euros.
The difference between men's and women's wages in Estonia was the biggest in 1994 when women's hourly earnings were 28.9 percent smaller than men's. In 2007 the gender pay gap widened again to 27.6 percent.
Last year the gap was the widest in financial and insurance activity, 43.3 percent, and the narrowest in the sphere of transport and warehousing at just 2.4 percent.