Dr. Dora Tuda:

I can comment on this. There were two forces that went in a similar direction in decreasing the gender wage gap. The first is that male wages have decreased. This was especially the case during the great recession and, as the Chair mentioned, this decrease has cut the gender wage gap for the wrong reasons.

There was also an increase in female participation on the labour market and an increase in their wages, especially with regard to tertiary education. This decreased the gender wage gap in a positive way.