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Study 11 /2015
Wage Differences Related to Motherhood and Children in the Family
MARIOLA PYTLIKOVÁ
Summary
 Statistical data show a persistent gender wage gap. Currently, women earn on average 78 per cent of men’s average monthly wages. Women’s median monthly wages amount to 85 per cent of men’s median wage.
 The largest gender wage differences can be found for employees in age categories most likely to be affected by motherhood and parenthood duties. Specifically, for the 35–39 age group, the gender wage gap is 32 and 27 per cent, if measured by median monthly and hourly wages, respectively.
 Gender wage gap in the Czech Republic is also related to the number of children. For childless employees, the difference in median monthly wages equals to 15 per cent, and the gender wage gap increases with each additional child in the family. The difference in median monthly wages between men and women with one child is 20 per cent, 32 per cent between men and women with two children, and 36 per cent between men and women with three or more children.
 Gender wage gaps is highest when children need most care and are fully dependent on their parents. The older the children, the lower the difference; however, the pay gap does not close down when children reach adulthood; in fact, it still remains higher than the difference in median wages of childless employees. The gender gap in median monthly wages is around 39 per cent for parents with children aged 3–5; 37 per cent for parents with children aged 6–9; and 30 per cent for parents with children aged 10–18. The wage gap between men and women with adult children is approximately 24 per cent. The difference in median monthly wages between childless men and women is around 15 per cent.
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