Wage differences between men and women in 2007

This report calculates the size of wage differences between men and women. Furthermore, the report investigates to what extent there is a connection between wage differences and differences in education, sector, job function etc. between men and women.
The report has been commissioned and financed by the Pay Commission (Lønkomissionen). The study is based on data from 2007 and includes results for the entire labour market and the public sector as a whole. It also includes results from the government, regions and municipalities respectively.
Two definitions of pay are used in the report: earnings per hour worked and earnings per hour based on a standard calculation. One of the most important differences between the two definitions is that earnings per hour worked includes an adjustment for absence.
The results of the study show that when viewing the labour market as a whole, wage differences between men and women lie between 14% and 18%, depending on which definition of pay is used. It is also seen that there is a correlation between these differences and the kind of jobs men and women have.