Women are more profitable to work in places where there are fewer men
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It is known that on average women earn less than men. This is confirmed by a variety of studies over the years.
The last large-scale international study conducted by scientists from the Cambridge Universities, Great Britain, Lakehead, Canada, allowed clarification. Indeed, women receive less money for the same work as their male counterparts.
Research scientists published on December 18 in the scientific journal Sociology and examines the wage gap between men and women who are engaged in various areas of work.
However, if a small number of men are employed in a certain field of activity, women often achieve great career successes and earn more than male representatives.
But if in a certain profession men outnumber women, or if the number of women and men is about the same, then the fairer sex earn less and their career advance is slower.
According to the researchers, the smallest difference in pay between men and women was found in Slovenia, where women earn slightly more than men. And in Mexico, Brazil, Sweden and Hungary, representatives of the beautiful half of humanity are almost at the level of men. In these countries, the distribution of labor between men and women has been more pronounced, while in Japan, the Czech Republic, Austria and the Netherlands, women hold the same positions as men and the gap in their wage levels is higher. In the UK, wage inequality was higher than in other countries.
Professor Robert Blackburn and Dr. Girerts Rako of the University of Cambridge, as well as Dr. Jennifer Jerman of the University of Lakehead in their studies used the statistics of each country, showing the level of employment of women and men in a particular field of activity, as well as data on the overall average wage gap . They correlated them to show the relationship between the segregation of women's and men's professions and the difference in pay.
"The more pronounced the distribution of labor in a particular country, the better for women. They are more likely to build a career and receive a decent salary, - say the researchers in their article. - The higher the degree of segregation, the less discrimination is observed on the basis of gender and the easier it is for a woman to achieve greater career heights. For example, the fewer male employees working in a particular hospital, the greater the likelihood that a woman will hold a leadership position. "
"Perhaps our most important discovery is that, at least in industrialized countries, the overall level of segregation of" female "and" male "professions is correlated with the wage gap between men and women. The higher the level of distribution of labor between men and women, the fewer benefits in terms of career and salary are men. "