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The Gender Pay Gap

Mean hourly earnings excluding overtime

 

The gender pay gap measures the median hourly pay of male and female full-time employees, providing data that shows the difference between the earnings of men and women in the United Kingdom. On average, men earn more money than women, but statistics show that the gender pay gap is narrowing. Median hourly earnings for women increased 3.1%, while the rate for men increased by only 2.8% from 2006 to 2007. In 2007, the United Kingdom pay gap was 17.2%-down from 20.7% in 1997.

Men Women Pay gap
1997 10.10 8.01 20.7
1998 10.65 8.39 21.2
1999 11.10 8.83 20.5
2000 11.53 9.20 20.2
2001 12.24 9.79 20.0
2002 12.92 10.32 20.1
2003 13.28 10.70 19.4
20041 13.76 11.27 18.1
2004 13.52 11.12 17.7
2005 14.05 11.65 17.1
2006 14.64 12.10 17.4
20062 14.58 12.02 17.5
2007 14.98 12.40 17.2
1. Results for 2004 and earlier exclude supplementary surveys
2. In 2006 there were a number of methodological changes made
Source: UK Statistics Authority, Web: www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk

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