According to APEC data, wage inequalities between male and female executives remain significant with an average gap of 16%. A recent study indicates that the wage gap between genders within the executive professional category has remained marked and stable for several years. Men receive on average 16% higher remuneration than their female colleagues.
The overall gap is partly explained by the persistent under-representation of women in the highest-paying functions and sectors. For equivalent positions and comparable profiles, a difference of nearly 7% systematically persists to the detriment of women. Nearly half of employees, particularly women, consider their company opaque on wage transparency issues.
A significant proportion of female executives declare a certain reluctance to use this future right of access to information. Four out of ten female executives estimate they have less chance of success than their male counterparts in their professional career. Their requests for salary increases succeed less frequently.
For many, the necessity to deploy more effort to obtain equivalent recognition remains a tangible reality in the world of work. Breakit can reveal who earns the absolute least among Swedish tech executives. They build the infrastructure for Sweden's most successful tech companies – but the pay envelopes gap empty.
The exact figures behind the 7% wage gap for equivalent positions are not detailed. Specific measures to address the inequalities have not been outlined.