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Dimension Society and Culture
Sub-Dimension Safety, Housing and Social Inclusion

Category Social Inclusion
KPI Name Gender Income Equity
KPI No. SC: SH: SI: 1C Type: Core Type: Structural

Definition / Ratio of average hourly earnings of female to male workers
Description

Rationale / This indicator has been defined as unadjusted (e.g., not adjusted according to
Interpretation / differences in individual characteristics or other observable characteristics that
Benchmarking may explain part of the earnings difference) because it gives an overall picture of
gender discrimination and the inequalities in the labour market that explain gender
differences in pay.
A value of one (1) indicates equality.
A trend of closing the income gap is considered positive.
Source(s) NOTE – The situation in the EU. Retrieved from <http:// ec .europa .eu/ justice/ gender
-equality/ gender -pay -gap/ situation -europe/ index _en .htm>
Methodology Calculate as:
Numerator: Average hourly earnings of female employees (USD).

Denominator: Average hourly earnings of male employees (USD).
Unit Ratio

Data Sources Data can be collected through labour market surveys.
/ Relevant Data may need to be interpreted from national statistics.
Databases

SDG Reference(s) SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of female and male employees, by
occupation, age group and persons with disabilities.

Verification Check data source.
Guidance
Ensure currency is updated on data collection template.

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