A new survey by Taiwan’s labor ministry has revealed a persistent gender pay gap in the average salaries of recent graduates last year. That gap was down from 10.3% the year before to 8%. The ministry says the gap may be due to a higher proportion of male graduates working in higher paying fields such as information technology and engineering.
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00:00A Labor Ministry survey has revealed the gender pay gap among recent university graduates
00:05in Taiwan has shrunk.
00:07The survey showed the average monthly salary of recent graduates in 2023 was around $1,070
00:13U.S. dollars.
00:14On average, male graduates earned $1,130 U.S. dollars per month, while female graduates
00:20earned $1,040 per month, an 8 percent difference.
00:24That's down from a more than 10 percent gap in 2022.
00:27The Labor Ministry says more male graduates work in higher-paying fields such as information
00:32technology and engineering.