gender gap

noun

gender gap

noun

1

A measurable difference between the pay, status, political preferences etc. of men and women.

Surveys show a gender gap with women favoring Democrats 12 percent more than men.
But in the light of last month's election returns, the gender gap looks less like a striking electoral phenomenon and more like a pollster's product. To judge from the way women actually voted, they do not compose a voting bloc with especially compassionate clout.1982 December 10, Ann Hulbert, “What Gender Gap?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

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The report found that no countries had managed to eliminate a gender gap entirely, but the Nordic countries were the best at narrowing it and providing a workable model for the rest of the world.2005 May 17, “Nordic gender gap is thinner”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

Related terms: pay gap

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