The News Lens
Date: 2018/01/04
By: Morley James Weston
On paper, Taiwan’s gender wage gap isn’t half bad; on par with many developed nations
Credit: AP Photo / Wally Santana
and much better than Japan, Korea or China.
A deeper look, however, shows these gains leave many industries behind.
The total gender pay gap in Taiwan was 14 percent in 2016 according to the Ministry of Labor, with the average Taiwanese man earning NT$308 (US$10.40) per hour compared to NT$265 for the average woman.
More detailed statistics from the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) under the Executive Yuan show a 16 percent pay gap. These numbers only represent payrolled employees as part of DGBAS’s accounting operation; self-employed citizens are not counted. [FULL STORY]