Around half of the people in the world believe that concerns about the gender pay gap are a response to a real problem. This was stated by 54 percent of the female respondents and 45 percent of the male respondents in a 2021 survey. At the same time, however, 24 percent of the male respondents saw these concerns as an example of political correctness going too far, which was around 10 percent more than the female respondents. Overall, 36 percent believe that closing the gender pay gap is important and should be one of the world's top priorities right now.
Statements on gender pay gap worldwide in 2021, by gender
The sample consists of
approximately 1,000 individuals in
each of Australia, Belgium, Brazil,
Canada, mainland China, France,
Germany, Great Britain, Italy,
Japan, Spain, and the U.S., and
500 individuals in each of
Argentina, Chile, Hungary, Hong
Kong, India, Israel, Malaysia,
Mexico, the Netherlands, Peru,
Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia,
South Africa, South Korea,
Sweden, and Turkey
The samples in Argentina,
Australia, Belgium, Canada,
France, Germany, Great Britain,
Hungary, Italy, Japan, the
Netherlands, Poland, South
Korea, Spain, Sweden, and the
U.S. can be taken as
representative of their general
adult population under the age of
75.
The samples in Brazil, Chile,
mainland China, India, Israel,
Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Russia,
Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and
Turkey are more urban, more
educated, and/or more affluent
than the general population. The
survey results for these markets
should be viewed as reflecting the
views of the more “connected”
segment of their population.
The data is weighted so that each
country’s sample composition
best reflects the demographic
profile of the adult population
according to the most recent
census data.
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Ipsos. (March 8, 2021). Statements on gender pay gap worldwide in 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219797/statements-on-gender-pay-gap-worldwide-by-gender/
Ipsos. "Statements on gender pay gap worldwide in 2021, by gender." Chart. March 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219797/statements-on-gender-pay-gap-worldwide-by-gender/
Ipsos. (2021). Statements on gender pay gap worldwide in 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219797/statements-on-gender-pay-gap-worldwide-by-gender/
Ipsos. "Statements on Gender Pay Gap Worldwide in 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219797/statements-on-gender-pay-gap-worldwide-by-gender/
Ipsos, Statements on gender pay gap worldwide in 2021, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219797/statements-on-gender-pay-gap-worldwide-by-gender/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Statements on gender pay gap worldwide in 2021, by gender [Graph], Ipsos, March 8, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219797/statements-on-gender-pay-gap-worldwide-by-gender/
