Estimates suggested that 35 percent of the women working in Africa were paid below or at the minimum wage as of 2019. On the other hand, 29 percent of the women on the continent earned more than the minimum wage.
Share of women earning below or above the minimum wage in Africa as of 2019
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Share of women
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ILO. (December 2, 2020). Share of women earning below or above the minimum wage in Africa as of 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263091/share-of-women-earning-below-or-above-the-minimum-wage-in-africa/
ILO. "Share of women earning below or above the minimum wage in Africa as of 2019." Chart. December 2, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263091/share-of-women-earning-below-or-above-the-minimum-wage-in-africa/
ILO. (2020). Share of women earning below or above the minimum wage in Africa as of 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263091/share-of-women-earning-below-or-above-the-minimum-wage-in-africa/
ILO. "Share of Women Earning below or above The Minimum Wage in Africa as of 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263091/share-of-women-earning-below-or-above-the-minimum-wage-in-africa/
ILO, Share of women earning below or above the minimum wage in Africa as of 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263091/share-of-women-earning-below-or-above-the-minimum-wage-in-africa/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of women earning below or above the minimum wage in Africa as of 2019 [Graph], ILO, December 2, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263091/share-of-women-earning-below-or-above-the-minimum-wage-in-africa/