To help reduce the inequality, the Ministry for Women has launched an online tool for businesses.

As of today, New Zealand women are effectively working for free until the end of the year because of the 8.2% gender pay gap.

Based on that gap, the average Kiwi woman is paid 336 days for the equivalent of 366 days for men, according to the Ministry for Women.

  • dwindling7373@feddit.itEnglish
    64·
    10 days ago

    Do you even know how big a number they are dealing with? If the assumpion of equal capability is valid (and it’s a SMALL if), you should always get a much smaller gap.

        • Anamnesis@lemmy.world
          1·
          9 days ago

          I mean, if we thought there really were no biological differences in what men and women want to do, then yeah there wouldn’t be any gap. That’s the tricky thing with the wage gap, right? I think there plausibly is some difference, but it’s likely exaggerated by patriarchy.

          • dwindling7373@feddit.itEnglish
            1·
            9 days ago

            That’s the tricky thing with the wage gap, right?

            I was never notified the issue is considered “tricky” in any way shape or form.

            Unless…