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Wage Gap, Selected European Countries

Country       Women's wages
as % of men's
Austria79%
Belgium89
Denmark86
Finland81
France88
Germany81%
Greece87
Ireland78
Italy91
Luxembourg822
Netherlands79%
Portugal95
Spain861
Sweden83
United Kingdom78
NOTES: Figures are unadjusted, and reflect the average gross hourly earnings of all paid employees aged 16–64 who worked 15+ hours per week in 1999.
1. Estimated.
2. In 1996.
Source: The Social Situation in the European Union: 2003

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