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Monday, August 21, 2017

S'pore gender pay gap hasn't improved in 10 years: Study

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Some interesting takeaways:

-The gender pay gap in Singapore has not improved in the last 10 years, with men still earning nearly 20 per cent more than women

-South Korea where men make 37 per cent more than women

-Sectors where women make as much as, if not more than, men tend to be low-paying - jobs

-National University of Singapore Business School in March released a study that found women company directors here are paid on average a whopping 40 per cent less than their male peers.

Qns:
1. In your society, how far is equality for all a reality? (Cam. 2012)
2. Evaluate the claim that equality of opportunity for females is a desirable, but unrealistic goal. (Cam. 2016)