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28 November, 2002Men still way ahead in wages, with 24 per cent more in hourly pay than women.
FINLAND: Trade Union News from Finland reports that, in the second quarter of 2002, wages of men in Finnish industry were 24 per cent higher than those of women. The relative gender gap was equally large in the fourth quarter of 1998.
In the metal and electronics industry, men's hourly pay is 13.26 euros for the second quarter of 2002, as compared to women's hourly pay of 11.13 euros in the same industry.
Men's average pay per hour in Finland is 13.87 euros, and women's average pay is 11.16 euros.