Married women experience the highest wage gap.

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Dwi Hadya Jayani 22/04/2021 16:00 WIB
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The Indonesian Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA) notes that a gender pay gap still exists in Indonesia. In 2019, women's wages were only 77.39% of what men earned monthly.

The highest wage gap is observed among married individuals. The average net wage for married women was only Rp 2.6 million per month.

Meanwhile, married men received a net wage of Rp 3.5 million per month. Thus, the wages of married women were 26.3% lower than those of men.

The lowest wage gap was observed among unmarried individuals. Unmarried women earned a net wage of Rp 2.3 million per month, or 95% of what unmarried men earned (Rp 2.4 million).

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