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gender gap

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Gap in any area between women and men in terms of their levels of participation, access, rights, remuneration or benefits.

Sources

European Commission (1998). 100 Words for Equality: A Glossary of Terms on Equality between Women and Men.

Relations

Related term:
gender position
Narrower term:
equal access to justice for women and men, equal access to resources for women and men, equal opportunities for women and men, equal treatment of women and men, gender pay gap, parity democracy
URI: 
https://eige.europa.eu/taxonomy/term/1178?lang=en
Filed under: 
Social affairs
Society

 

The concepts and definitions found in this glossary were published in 2016, and some may be out-of-date. EIGE is currently looking into which terms may need to be updated in the future.