The Importance of Women Workforce in Industries

ILOSTAT data show that progress is needed in many areas and in every region to achieve gender equality in the labour market. The analysis, which looks at pay, participation in management and opportunities for young women, highlights the challenges we face on International Parity at Work Day, which aims to champion the value of diversity and raise awareness of persistent workplace inequality.

While most of us are aware that women are often paid less than men in the same occupation, ILOSTAT data show where the gaps are largest. The median gender wage gap for 115 countries with available data is 14% in favor of men. And male-dominated occupations have even higher wage premiums for men. For example, 73% of managers and 77% of craft and trade workers are men according to ILO estimates, and these are the two occupational groups where men enjoy the largest wage premiums.

Glass ceiling

Around the world there are far fewer women than men in management, and progress in this area since the turn of the century has been virtually non-existent.

Women make up 39% of the world