Worldwide, informal female domestic workers earn less than their male counterparts across all world regions. While male informal domestic workers earn almost 60 percent of what other employees do, female workers only earn less than half of what other employees do. Moreover, the salaries of informal domestic workers are even lower than those of all domestic workers.
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ILO. (June 5, 2023). Informal domestic workers' earnings as a share of other employees worldwide 2019, by region and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417665/earnings-informal-domestic-workers-world-share-other-employees-gender/
ILO. "Informal domestic workers' earnings as a share of other employees worldwide 2019, by region and gender." Chart. June 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417665/earnings-informal-domestic-workers-world-share-other-employees-gender/
ILO. (2023). Informal domestic workers' earnings as a share of other employees worldwide 2019, by region and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417665/earnings-informal-domestic-workers-world-share-other-employees-gender/
ILO. "Informal Domestic Workers' Earnings as a Share of Other Employees Worldwide 2019, by Region and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417665/earnings-informal-domestic-workers-world-share-other-employees-gender/
ILO, Informal domestic workers' earnings as a share of other employees worldwide 2019, by region and gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417665/earnings-informal-domestic-workers-world-share-other-employees-gender/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Informal domestic workers' earnings as a share of other employees worldwide 2019, by region and gender [Graph], ILO, June 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417665/earnings-informal-domestic-workers-world-share-other-employees-gender/