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Singapore's gender wage gap shows little sign of narrowing

Last year, men out-earned women by 18%, just a whisker lower than the 19% a decade ago

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Published Thu, Aug 17, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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    Singapore

    THE gender wage gap just refuses to go away in Singapore.

    Last year, men still out-earned women by 18 per cent, says a report by consumer research group ValuePenguin. In 2006, the gap was 19 per cent, so not much has changed in the last 10 years.

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