UNEQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL JOBS - A MYTH

This article reports results from the first large-scale studies on the gender wage gap for the three countries Norway, USA and Sweden. The r esults show a very small wage gap between men and women working in the same establishment and in the same occupation. The observed gender wa ge gap is due to the fact that men and women work in different establi shments and in different occupations. Women work in low payed occupati ons and establishments whereas men work in high payed occupations and establishments. The reported results are in accordance with findings i n all three countries.