Women in Work Index 2017
Closing the gender pay gap
The latest PwC Women in Work Index, which measures levels of female economic across 33 OECD countries based on five key indicators, shows that the Nordic countries – particularly Iceland, Sweden and Norway – continue to occupy the top positions on the Index. Poland stands out for achieving the largest annual improvement, rising from 12th to 9th. This is due to a fall in female unemployment and an increase in the full-time employment rate.
Key findings
- Gradual improvement in female economic empowerment in OECD
- Nordic countries still lead the way, with Iceland, Sweden and Norway taking top 3 spots
- Poland climbs into top 10 thanks to gains in cutting female unemployment
- Other top 10 places held by New Zealand, Slovenia, Denmark, Luxembourg, Finland and Switzerland
- But gender pay gap poses major challenge, with parity still decades if not centuries away
- Potential prize of closing the gap could boost total female earnings by US$2 trillion
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