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Gender wage gap



Female
Male

	Year 2006	Year 2005	Year 2004	Year 2003	Year 2002	Year 2001
Female	S$2,966 (73% of males)	S$2,865 (72% of males)	S$2,773 (73% of males)	S$2,662 (72% of males)	S$2,617 (72% of males)	S$2,588 (72% of males)
Male	S$ 4,081	S$ 3,962	S$ 3,825	S$ 3,698	S$ 3,632	S$ 3,606

Source: Ministry of Manpower

Remarks

Higher than 66% for Japan in 2000, 63% for Korea in 2000, and 63% for Luxembourg in 1999. Singapore's figure is close to 77% for Netherlands, and 82% for Denmark in 1998.
Source: Ministry of Manpower

"More females were in lower-paying jobs and also tend to devote more time to child care and family commitments than their careers as men".
Source: Ministry of Manpower

Women and the Economy
-	Labour Force Participation Rate
-	Married Female Labour Force Participation Rate ¹
-	No. & proportion of males and females in the work force (employed residents)
-	No. & proportion of employed residents on full-time work out of total employed residents by gender
-	No. & proportion of females on full-time work out of total female employed residents
-	No. & proportion of employed residents on part-time work out of total employed residents by gender
-	No. & proportion of female residents on part-time work out of total female employed residents
-	No. & proportion of senior officers in Civil Service of total in Division I & Super scale by gender
-	No. & proportion of Permanent Secretaries in Civil Service
-	No. & proportion of employed residents as Managers, Professionals, Work Proprietors, Technicians and Associate Professionals by gender
-	No. & proportion of employed residents as Clerical, Service & Sales Workers by gender
-	No. & proportion of employed residents as Production Craftsmen, Related Workers, Plant and Machine Operators, Cleaners and Others by gender
-	No & proportion of Female Managers & Senior Officials out of total employed Managers & Senior Officials
-	No. & proportion of Females in Financial & Insurance, Public Administration & Education Services out of total employed female residents
-	No. & proportion of women IT professionals
-	No. & proportion of women participants of the National IT Literacy Programme (NITLP)
-	No. of claims filed for maternity allowances
-	Gender wage gap
-	Female Wage Differential as % of Males for age group 25 to 29 years in Professional & Managerial jobs
-	Female Wage Differential as % of Males for age group 25 to 29 years in Sales & Services jobs
-	No. of claims filed for maternity allowances
-	No. of child care centres, places offered and children placed

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Last Updated on 26 ^th May 2008