Wage Differences between Men and Women in Austria 2020

In the private sector, the adjusted wage gap increased from 5.8 to 6.6 percent of women's mean wage. An important factor for the observed wage gap is women's lower work experience. Another factor are unobservable characteristics in the data, such as differences in wage bargaining. A detailed analysis shows a significant impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the labour supply of women and men, but no additional negative impact on parents.