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Persistence of gender wage gaps

The Hindu BusinessLine

The Hindu BusinessLine

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June 22, 2026

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Persistence of gender wage gaps

Despite slight improvement, women’s incomes from work are still only one-fifth those of men in South Asia

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· Jul 8, 2026

Why is the wage gap growing between men and women?

Why is the wage gap growing between men and women?

EUobserver

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· Jun 22, 2026

Listen: Can the EU really close the gender pay gap?

As member states scramble to transpose the Pay Transparency Directive, the biggest drivers of women’s lower earnings such as part-time work, motherhood penalties and male-dominated sectors, remain stubbornly untouched.

Korea Times News

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· Jul 9, 2026

Labor, management narrow gap in minimum wage proposals to $0.57

Labor, management narrow gap in minimum wage proposals to $0.57

The korea Herald News

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· Jun 30, 2026

Minimum wage gap narrows, but breakthrough still elusive

Labor and business representatives narrowed their differences over next year's minimum wage after submitting a second round of revised proposals, but negotiations remained deadlocked with the two sides still 1,540 won (1) apart. The labor side proposed raising the hourly minimum wage to 11,900 won, while the employer side offered 10,360 won during the Minimum Wage Commission’s meeting at the government complex in Sejong on Tuesday. Although the latest proposals narrowed the gap from the initial

Quartz

lean left

· Jul 2, 2026

White-collar workers got raises. Years later, they're stuck doing more for less

Employers stopped raising pay years ago. Economists trace the freeze to a pandemic hiring boom that companies are now correcting

The Economist

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· Jul 5, 2026

Women’s progress at work is stalling

Is the “Lean In” generation leaning out?

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Related coverage for "Persistence of gender wage gaps": https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jEQnwcwX7XHdxjebkmbupH.png — Why is the wage gap growing between men and women? . EUobserver — Listen: Can the EU really close the gender pay gap?. Korea Times News — Labor, management narrow gap in minimum wage proposals to $0.57. The korea Herald News — Minimum wage gap narrows, but breakthrough still elusive. Quartz — White-collar workers got raises. Years later, they're stuck doing more for less. The Economist — Women’s progress at work is stalling

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