Only 6.03% of Mexican women are Managers in the Health Sector.
Women with a Director position earn $81.67 pesos for every $100 pesos of a man in the same position.
Based on the results of a research carried out by the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have found that all Women working in the health sector around the world have salaries that are 24% lower than their male counterparts.
Within the health sector there is a greater participation by women, who represent 67% of workers in the world. On the other hand, although the representation of men is lower worldwide, it has been found that they enjoy a higher salary than their peers.
for research Data from 54 countries were analyzed, which represent 40% of the health sector worldwide. The report reveals that the gender pay gap in the health and care sector ranges from 15% (in the case of median hourly wages) to 24% (in the case of median monthly wages).
The report highlights the salary differences when women are in motherhood compared to other women who are not in that stage. It is also attributed that part of the wage gap is due to the high representation of women in the health sector.
Men, although they are less in number, experience and professional preparation is not the same as women, which causes the salary gap to increase.
The report also places a proposal where it suggests that the salary gap can be eliminated with a correct analysis of professional profiles, reduce the segregation of both genders, among others.
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