Gender Wage Gap in Thailand

The gender wage gap in Thailand is much less significant than in most countries in the world. The average hourly wage among female workers, in fact, slightly surpasses that of males. This highly equitable gender wage pattern is seen at all levels o...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Brief
Language:	English English
Published:	Washington, DC 2022
Subjects:	GENDER PARITY EQUITABLE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY WAGE EQUITY GENDER GAP CONDITIONAL GENDER WAGE DATA EQUITABLE AVERAGE GENDER WAGE PATTERN PARENTHOOD PENALTY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099406409092241751/IDU034d82bab09d520457f08a48041bae60a437a http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37990

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spelling	okr-10986-379902022-09-13T05:10:38Z Gender Wage Gap in Thailand World Bank GENDER PARITY EQUITABLE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY WAGE EQUITY GENDER GAP CONDITIONAL GENDER WAGE DATA EQUITABLE AVERAGE GENDER WAGE PATTERN PARENTHOOD PENALTY The gender wage gap in Thailand is much less significant than in most countries in the world. The average hourly wage among female workers, in fact, slightly surpasses that of males. This highly equitable gender wage pattern is seen at all levels of the wage distribution. Female representation is also quite equal at all levels of wages; the likelihood of finding females in low-wage jobs is as high as in high-wage jobs. One important factor driving this gender wage parity is the higher educational attainment among female workers. 2022-09-12T14:53:52Z 2022-09-12T14:53:52Z 2022-09 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099406409092241751/IDU034d82bab09d520457f08a48041bae60a437a http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37990 English en CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Knowledge Notes :: Miscellaneous Knowledge Notes Thailand
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spellingShingle	GENDER PARITY EQUITABLE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY WAGE EQUITY GENDER GAP CONDITIONAL GENDER WAGE DATA EQUITABLE AVERAGE GENDER WAGE PATTERN PARENTHOOD PENALTY World Bank Gender Wage Gap in Thailand
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description	The gender wage gap in Thailand is much less significant than in most countries in the world. The average hourly wage among female workers, in fact, slightly surpasses that of males. This highly equitable gender wage pattern is seen at all levels of the wage distribution. Female representation is also quite equal at all levels of wages; the likelihood of finding females in low-wage jobs is as high as in high-wage jobs. One important factor driving this gender wage parity is the higher educational attainment among female workers.
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Gender Wage Gap in Thailand

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