Are traditional women’s occupations low-paid?

Many surveys show that women’s pay is smaller than that of men’s, also when considering e.g. education/training and work experience.
This report contributes to an account of the relation between the proportion of women in individual professions and pay levels in that profession. The main approach of the report is graphic presentations showing the relation between average pay and the proportion of women in the individual work functions for the whole labour market and by sector.
The conclusion is that women’s occupations are low-paid. There is a clear connection between average pay and the proportion of women, and there are considerable pay differences. The analysis in the report shows that the proportion of women in a profession means more for pay levels than the gender of the wage earner. Therefore, with regard to pay, it is more of a disadvantage to be employed in a women’s occupation than to be a woman.
The basis for the analysis is the wage statistics in the service register from Statistics Denmark. The report has been commissioned and financed by the Danish National Federation of Early Childhood Teachers and Youth Educators.