men's wages were 24 per cent higher than women's pay

men

FIM*/
hour

women


paper industry
rubber industry
chemical industry
metal industry
MEN'S AVERAGE

glass & ceramic industry
energy supply
graphical industry
food industry
wood industry
packaging industry
construction material industry






board&paper product industry
textile, garment, shoe & leather ind.


79.08
71.19
69.98
69.37
68.97
68.34
68.15
68.15
67.62
63.63
63.37
62.30
60.63
59.57
58.55
58.25
57.80
56.73
56.67
55.80
55.62
55.61
54.98
53.67
52.75
51.48
49.16
45.18







paper industry







packaging industry
rubber industry
wood industry
metal industry
graphical industry
glass & ceramic industry


WOMEN'S AVERAGE
food industry
energy supply
construction material industry
chemical industry
board&paper product industry
textile, garment, shoe & leather ind

1 FIM = 0.167 Euros
1 FIM = 0.171 USD (08.06.1999)

source: The Confederation of Finnish
Industry and Employers


Men's earnings in the EU: 39 per cent higher than women's pay
Women's gross hourly wages as % of men's(Full-time earnings, bonuses excluded,
data are for 1995 except for France 1994 and Austria 1996)

 

Germany (East) 89.9
Denmark 88.1
Sweden 87.0
Luxembourg 83.9
Belgium 83.2
Finland 81.6
Germany (West) 76.9
France 76.6

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Italy76.5
Spain 74.0
UK 73.7
Austria 73.6
Ireland 73.4
Portugal 71.7
Netherlands 70.6
Greece 68.0

 

source: Eurostat Statistics in Focus, Population and Social Conditions 6/99