➀ According to the OECD, a male worker in South Korea earned 29.3% more than his female counterparts in 2023; ➁ In Japan, the gender wage gap was 22%; ➂ In the US, the wage gap was around 16%; ➃ The OECD average for the year stood at around 11%; ➄ Among highly developed countries, New Zealand had one of the smaller gender wage gaps at 4.2%.

➀ Inflation has surpassed wage growth in multiple countries including Finland, Italy, Canada, Australia, Japan, the Czech Republic, Sweden, and New Zealand according to the OECD Employment Outlook 2024. ➁ Real wages have decreased by more than 5% in these countries, with Sweden experiencing a 7.5% drop. ➂ The United States saw a milder decrease in real wages at 0.8% in Q1 2024 compared to Q4 2019.