Gender Pay Gap: Implementation of the new methodology Agenda point 4.2 24-25 September 2009 Meeting of the European Directors of Social Statistics

Gender pay gap 2007 DSS decision on new methodology - unadjusted GPG - Structure of Earnings Survey as benchmark source - annual updates in-between SES years based on national sources

Gender pay gap Implementation of the new methodology in November 2008 (for reference years 2006 and 2007) Problem: For EE, GR,ES,IT and MT only SES 2006 data, no national update for 2007

Gender pay gap Next steps - 2008 data to be transmitted by end of October 2009 - work on breakdowns NACE Rev.2 economic control (public/private) age classes