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Incarceration and early deaths are the overwhelming drivers of the gap.
"Realising the economic prize of gender parity requires the world to address fundamental drivers of the gap in work equality, such as education, health, connectivity, security, and the role of women in unpaid work," the report says.
This is not unexpected, as these themes reflect some of the key drivers of the gap in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians (e.g., excess chronic disease and infant mortality), as well as the high burden of infectious diseases (e.g., influenza, sexually transmissible infections) experienced by Indigenous peoples [ 19].
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This isn't just a phenomenon of the 1%, though inequality is a -- no, surely the -- key driver of the gap in institutional trust.
"But I do feel hopeful because in our post #metoo world, there's just more people demanding accountability and calling out bad behavior". Frank noted that paying attention to the real drivers of the pay gap are key, and that new horizons in establishing equal pay are emerging that go beyond just increasing compensation.
"A big driver of the wage gap is the gap in opportunities that push Latinas and African American women into different occupations than white men.
If there's a deep driver of the gender gap, it's usually views about spending and the role of government.
Federal paid leave is essential, and the fact that we are the only major developed country not offering a minimum is certainly a driver of the pay gap, lack of career progression for some women, and other forms of workplace bias against women" added Cheek.
A February 2013 policy brief from the Institute on Assets and Social Policy found that home ownership serves as the most significant driver of the wealth gap between white and African-American families, accounting for 27percentt of the difference.
Conclusions: Over-generalized statements suggesting that smoking is the main driver of the gender gap in all populations can be misleading.
The following represents a (non-exhaustive) list of some of the key drivers behind the gap, as I see it.
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