In France, women’s wages remain on average 23.5% lower than those of men

Inequalities that remain. On Tuesday 5 March, a study published by INSEE highlighted thisin 2022, the average wage income of women was 23.5% lower than that of men in the private sector. “ This gap is partly explained by the lower annual volume of work of women, who are less often employed throughout the year and more often part-time. analyzes the research institute. But, Even with the same working hours, female workers in the private sector earn 14.9% less than men.

However, INSEE records a reduction in the pay gap for equal working hours, thanks to the increase in the share of female managers. In 1995 it was 22.1%.

The gender distribution of professions questioned

“Women do not hold the same types of jobs or work in the same sectors as men and have less access to the highest paying positions. In a comparable location, e.g. for the same profession carried out for the same employer the full-time equivalent wage gap is reduced to 4.0% » abounds with INSEE.

However, women are poorly represented among the highest earners. Among the top 1% of paid employees, the percentage of women is only 22.8%.

The more children women have, the less likely their wages will increase

Finally, the study finds that wage gaps increase with the number of children: “The differences in work volume between women and men are more marked for parent employees than for other private sector employees (12.6%).” In full-time equivalents, the wage gap increases with the number of children. “In 2021 it averages 6.1% among private sector employees without children, but reaches 29.5% among mothers and fathers of 3 or more children. These differences arise both from the wage decline observed after the birth, but also from the lasting slowdown in mothers’ careers. ».

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