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Written Answer by Mrs Josephine Teo Minister for Manpower to Parliamentary Question on Gender Wage Pay Gap

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NOTICE PAPER NO. 1671 OF 2019 FOR THE SITTING ON 6 MAY 2019

QUESTION NO. 1250 FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

MP: Mr Louis Ng

To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Government has conducted a study on the gender pay gap in Singapore using fixed parameters of occupation and years of service; and (b) if so, what are the results of the study and, if not, whether it intends to conduct such a study.

Answer

  1. Differences in pay can be a result of many factors. As women are more likely to exit the workforce, or have intermittent patterns of work due to childcare or elder caregiving responsibilities, these factors could affect their pay rather than gender per se.
  2. MOM is carrying out further analysis on pay differences between men and women to control for other factors such as educational qualifications and years in service. More findings will be shared when ready.