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The gender pay gap: facts and figures - 2018
Author: Andrew Aiton, Kayleigh Finnigan, Jennifer Bruce, Laura Gilman, Miranda Jackson
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Published: Monday 04 Feb 2019 (SB 19-08)
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Comparing pay by gender
How is the gender paygap calculated?
How does women's pay compare to men's pay?
What is the pay gap for full-time pay?
What is the pay gap for all employees?
What is the pay gap for part-time pay?
How does women's part-time pay compare to men's full-time pay?
What does the mean pay gap look like?
How has the gender paygap changed over time?
What is the pay gap by occupation?
What is the pay gap by industry?
What is the pay gap for the public and private sectors?
What is the pay gap by age?
How do the latest figures affect the National Indicator on the gender pay gap?
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Image: Gender pay gap - 2018
Image: Figure 1: Factors affecting the gender pay gap
Image: Figure 2: How the gender paygap is calculated
Image: Figure 3: Comparing mean and median
Image: Full-time pay is highest in London for both men and women
Image: The full-time gender pay gap in Scotland is below the UK overall
Image: Overall pay is highest in London for both men and women
Image: The gender pay gap for all employees in Scotland is below the UK overall
Image: Women in Scotland have the 3rd highest part-time pay of the nations and regions of the UK
Image: The pay gap for part-time employees in Scotland is around the same as the UK overall
Image: What does the mean pay gap look like?
Image: The gender pay gap for all employees and full-time employees has remained relatively unchanged since 2011
Image: What is the pay gap by occupation?
Image: For men, "Managers, directors and senior officials" is the highest paid occupation group, for women "professional occupations" is the highest paid occupation group
Image: "Skilled trades" has the highest gender pay gap in Scotland
Image: What is the pay gap by industry?
Image: What is the pay gap by industry?
Image: What is the pay gap by industry?
Image: Scotland has a higher pay gap in the private sector than the UK but a lower gap in the public sector
Image: At all age groups women are more likely to work part-time than men
Image: The 30-39 year old age group see the highest pay for women while it is the 40-49 year old age group for men
Image: The pay gap increases significantly for those aged over 40
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