According to a survey conducted by Ipsos on predictions for global issues in 2020, 62 percent of the respondents from Hong Kong believed that it was likely that women would be paid the same amount as men for the same work in 2020. Hong Kong was one of the most optimistic among all the countries surveyed about closing the gender pay gap in 2020.
Share of respondents in Hong Kong who thought it likely that women would be paid the same as men for the same work in 2020
survey sample were more urban and educated, and with higher incomes than the national average
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The question asked was as follows: "For each of the following, please tell me how likely or unlikely you think they are to happen...
Women will be paid the same as men for the same work."
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Ipsos. (January 6, 2020). Share of respondents in Hong Kong who thought it likely that women would be paid the same as men for the same work in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091321/hong-kong-likelihood-closing-gender-pay-gap/
Ipsos. "Share of respondents in Hong Kong who thought it likely that women would be paid the same as men for the same work in 2020." Chart. January 6, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091321/hong-kong-likelihood-closing-gender-pay-gap/
Ipsos. (2020). Share of respondents in Hong Kong who thought it likely that women would be paid the same as men for the same work in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091321/hong-kong-likelihood-closing-gender-pay-gap/
Ipsos. "Share of Respondents in Hong Kong Who Thought It Likely That Women Would Be Paid The Same as Men for The Same Work in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091321/hong-kong-likelihood-closing-gender-pay-gap/
Ipsos, Share of respondents in Hong Kong who thought it likely that women would be paid the same as men for the same work in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091321/hong-kong-likelihood-closing-gender-pay-gap/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of respondents in Hong Kong who thought it likely that women would be paid the same as men for the same work in 2020 [Graph], Ipsos, January 6, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091321/hong-kong-likelihood-closing-gender-pay-gap/
