gender gap

gender gap

A phrase that can be applied to any socioeconomic difference that exists between men and women. I really hope Maureen's big raise helps to lessen the gender gap in wages at this company.
See also: gap, gender
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

gender gap

A broad difference between men and women, as in There is still an enormous gender gap in the wages of unskilled labor. This expression at first referred to the difference between men and women in voting preferences. It has since been extended to other areas. [1970s]
See also: gap, gender
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
See also:
  • lessen up
  • brass ceiling
  • check your privilege
  • opposite sex
  • the opposite sex
  • walk of life
  • a walk of life
  • gender-neutral
  • neutral
  • play the gender card
References in periodicals archive
The gender gap means women will have less children.
The study also found that the gender gap in leadership does make a difference when it comes to bank stability.
McKinsey Global Institute noted that the Philippines is traditionally a matriarchal and egalitarian society whose government has proactively legislated to close gender gaps.
Saudi Arabia - ranked 141st - has shown modest progress in closing the gender gap, according to the report, with improvement on wage equality and women's labour force participation, as well as a smaller gender gap in secondary and tertiary education.
And at six per cent, Kenya's gender gap in mobile phone ownership is a model to the world.
Summary: According to the Global Gender Gap Report 2018 issued by the World Economic Forum, Lebanon lost three positions to rank 140th in 2018.
Gender gap between single homeowners: 11.61 percentage points
NORTHAMPTON -- Statistics from the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) are quite revealing, which state that closing the gender gap in workforce could add a staggering $28 trillion to the global gross domestic product (GDP).
'We are not saying that gender inequality doesn't exist in Pakistan,' she elaborated, adding that it was the extent of the gender gap portrayed in the report that was incorrect.
"We are not saying that gender inequality doesn't exist in Pakistan," she elaborated, adding that it was the extent of the gender gap portrayed in the report that was incorrect.
Although the global gender gap has narrowed slightly in 2018, proportionately fewer women than men are participating in the labour force or political life.
ISLAMABAD -- The speakers at a national dialogue, organized by National Commission on Status Of Woman,(NSCW) Wednesday, stressed to minimize gender gap in the electoral process and recommended to remove lacunas in this regard before next general elections to ensure women's maximums participation.
Malacantildeang welcomed the Global Gender Gap Report 2018 of the World Economic Forum, where the Philippines turned out as the country with the narrowest gender gap in Asia and eighth in the world.
Bahrain has been ranked sixth overall in the region in the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2018, securing an improvement of a whole 32 placements in the educational attainment pillar.
WEF's Global Gender Gap Report, published December 17, found that the Philippines was able to close about 80 percent of its overall gender gap this year, which was "the highest value" ever recorded for the country.