Japanese Enterprises

Gender Wage Gap

Discriminatory Factors

Productivity Gap Factors

Overpayment of Men

Underpayment of Women

LN (Wm-Wf)

Xm (Bm-B*)

Xf (B*-Bf)

(Xm-Xf) B*

Age

−1.79

−0.34

−1.47

0.02

Tenure

0.40

0.004

0.29

0.10

Tenure**2

−0.22

0.07

−0.16

−0.13

University Education or Greater

0.01

−0.002

0.01

0.01

Large Enterprise Dummy

−0.14

0.002

−0.14

-

Tertiary Industry Dummy

−0.23

0.02

−0.25

-

Constant Term

2.55

0.37

2.17

-

Total

0.58

0.12

0.45

0.01

(Percentage of Total)

100.0%

21.2%

77.3%

1.6%

Difference in Hourly Wage

480 yen

102 yen

371 yen

7 yen

Japanese Enterprise

Average Hourly Wage for Men 1749 yen (100.0%)

Gender Wage Gap 480 yen (17.0%)

Economically Rational Productivity Gap Factors: 7 yen (1.6%)

Discriminatory Factors 473 yen (98.4%)

Overpayment Factor of Men: 102 yen (21.2%)

Underpayment Factor of Women:　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　371yen (77.3%)

Average Hourly Wage for Women 1269 yen (83.0%)