Women earn 14.9% less than men for equal working hours, according to INSEE. Overall, the average salary income of women in the private sector is 23.5% lower than that of men.
Few women have access to the best pay slips: among the 1% of best-paid employees, their share is only 22.8%. In 2021, the full-time equivalent pay gap between men and women reached 29.5%, according to the study, which was published days before International Women's Rights Day.