Belgian Gender Wage Gap Persists: Private-Sector Women Earn 19.2% Less

New data from the Belgian Institute for Equality of Women and Men (IEFH) shows the gender wage gap persists, with private-sector female workers earning 19.2% less per hour than men after correcting for work duration, and 41.3% uncorrected. The gap is driven partly by a high share of part-time work among women, which also reduces annual earnings by ~40%. This is a continuation of a known pattern, but the magnitude underscores structural labor-market inequality.