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CONVENTION 100 NEW ZEALAND

Article 22 of the Constitution of the ILO

Report for the period 1 July 2006 to 31 May 2008
made by the Government of New Zealand on the

EQUAL REMUNERATION CONVENTION, 1951 (No. 100)

Table 3: Gender Pay Gaps
Quarters Jun-90 Jun-95 Jun-97 Jun-98 Jun-99 Jun-00 Jun-01 Jun-02 Jun-03 Jun-04 Jun-05 Jun-06 Jun-07
Private sector                          
Males: average total hourly earnings ($ per hour) 14.36 15.94 17.07 17.52 17.85 18.15 18.72 18.99 19.76 20.57 21.06 22.05 22.89
Females: average total hourly earnings ($ per hour) 11.36 12.71 13.7 14.1 14.52 14.76 15.38 15.62 16.31 17.05 17.31 18.18 19.06
All persons: female earnings as a % of male earnings 79.1% 79.7% 80.3% 80.5% 81.3% 81.3% 82.2% 82.3% 82.5% 82.9% 82.2% 82.4% 83.3%
Public sector                          
Males: average total hourly earnings ($ per hour) 17.30 19.92 21.93 22.70 23.17 24.29 25.10 26.10 26.47 27.43 29.33 30.63 32.24
Females: average total hourly earnings ($ per hour) 14.31 15.90 17.34 18.23 18.85 19.29 19.95 21.02 21.68 22.64 25.19 25.26 26.31
All persons: female earnings as a % of male earnings 82.7% 79.8% 79.1% 80.3% 81.4% 79.4% 79.5% 80.5% 81.9% 82.5% 85.9% 82.5% 81.6%
All sectors                          
Males: average total hourly earnings ($ per hour) 15.17 16.67 17.87 18.35 18.67 19.10 19.66 20.07 20.78 21.65 22.31 23.35 24.29
Females: average total hourly earnings ($ per hour) 12.40 13.65 14.71 15.21 15.72 15.97 16.58 17.05 17.75 18.58 19.32 20.08 20.99
All persons: female earnings as a % of male earnings 81.7% 81.9% 82.3% 82.9% 84.2% 83.6% 84.3% 85.0% 85.4% 85.8% 86.6% 86.0% 86.4%

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