Women managers are worst off compared with men. In the UK they receive two-thirds the pay of male counterparts. Also women's age and educational qualifications are different. When women's earnings are recalculated to remove such structural differences, they do come closer to men's. Data on the other Member States will follow.
Data cover all sectors in industry and some service sectors.
Overall, managers, grouped with legislators, are the best-paid group. Top earners of all are French managers with an average 4,000 ECU a month. And even French professionals earn more than managers in the three other countries. In all the countries, average earnings are slightly higher in services than in industry. Highest are in the financial sector.