Gender gap

A gender gap, a relative disparity between people of different genders, is reflected in a variety of sectors in many societies. There exist differences between men and women as reflected in social, political, intellectual, cultural, scientific and economic attainments or attitudes.

Examples include:


 * Gender pay gap, the average difference between the remuneration for men and women who are working, with women often paid less than men
 * Gender pay gap in Australia, a persistent and sometimes rising gender pay gap in Australia
 * Gender pay gap in India, difference in earnings between women and men in the paid employment and labor market in India
 * Gender pay gap in New Zealand, the difference in the median hourly wages of men and women in New Zealand
 * Gender pay gap in Russia, occupational segregation by gender and labor market discrimination in Russia, especially since 1991


 * Gender pay gap in the United States, ratio of female-to-male median or average earnings among full-time workers in the US
 * Gender pay gap in the United States tech industry, divergence in pay between men and women who work in areas such as software engineering
 * Gender pay gap in sports, unequal pay in sports, particularly for female athletes who do not receive equal revenue, depending on the sport
 * Gender gap in Pakistan, relative disparity between male and female citizens in Pakistan in terms of legal discrimination, economic inequality, and cultural attitudes
 * Gender gap in education, sex discrimination in the education system affecting both men and women during and after their educational experiences
 * Gender gaps in mathematics and reading, the finding that on average boys and men exceed in mathematics, while girls and women exceed in reading skills
 * Gender differences in suicide, different rates of completed suicides and suicidal behavior; women more often have suicidal thoughts, but men commit suicide more frequently
 * Wikipedia gender gap, the fact that Wikipedia contributors are mostly male, relatively few biographies are about women, and topics of interest to women are less well-covered
 * Voting gender gap in the United States, the difference in the percentage of men and women voting for a particular candidate in US elections
 * Orgasm gap, a social phenomenon referring to the general disparity between heterosexual men and women in terms of sexual satisfaction
 * Digital Gender Gaps