For the typological convention, see Gender gap (linguistics).
A gender gap, a relative disparity between people of different genders, is reflected in a variety of sectors in many societies. There exist differences between men and women as reflected in social, political, intellectual, cultural, scientific and economic attainments or attitudes.[1]
Examples include:
Gender pay gap, the average difference between the remuneration for men and women who are working, with women often paid less than men
Gender pay gap in Australia, a persistent and sometimes rising gender pay gap in Australia
Gender pay gap in India, difference in earnings between women and men in the paid employment and labor market in India
Gender pay gap in New Zealand, the difference in the median hourly wages of men and women in New Zealand
Gender pay gap in Russia, occupational segregation by gender and labor market discrimination in Russia, especially since 1991
Gender pay gap in the United States, ratio of female-to-male median or average earnings among full-time workers in the US
Gender pay gap in the United States tech industry, divergence in pay between men and women who work in areas such as software engineering
Gender pay gap in sports, unequal pay in sports, particularly for female athletes who do not receive equal revenue, depending on the sport
Gender gap in Pakistan, relative disparity between male and female citizens in Pakistan in terms of legal discrimination, economic inequality, and cultural attitudes
Gender gap in education, sex discrimination in the education system affecting both men and women during and after their educational experiences
Gender gaps in mathematics and reading, the finding that on average boys and men exceed in mathematics, while girls and women exceed in reading skills
Gender differences in suicide, different rates of completed suicides and suicidal behavior; women more often have suicidal thoughts, but men commit suicide more frequently
Wikipedia gender gap, the fact that Wikipedia contributors are mostly male, relatively few biographies are about women, and topics of interest to women are less well-covered
Voting gender gap in the United States, the difference in the percentage of men and women voting for a particular candidate in US elections
Orgasm gap, a social phenomenon referring to the general disparity between heterosexual men and women in terms of sexual satisfaction
Digital Gender Gaps[2]
^"What is the gender gap (and why is it getting wider)?". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
^De Andrés del Campo, Susana; Collado Alonso, Rocío; García-Lomas Taboada, José Ignacio (2020-06-19). "Brechas digitales de género. Una revisión del concepto". Etic@net. Revista científica electrónica de Educación y Comunicación en la Sociedad del Conocimiento. 20 (1): 34–58. doi:10.30827/eticanet.v20i1.15521. ISSN 1695-324X.
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