Assessing Gender Gaps in Malta
Selected Issues Papers, February 14, 2025
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- Authors: Thomas P Gade, Agnese Carella, Diego B. P. Gomes, Jiajia Gu
- Published: February 14, 2025
- Series: Selected Issues Papers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229001168.018
Overview
- Authors: Thomas P Gade, Agnese Carella, Diego B. P. Gomes, Jiajia Gu
- Publication date: February 14, 2025
- Main theme: Assessment of gender gaps in Malta with focus on labor market participation, education, representation in senior positions, and gender income gaps.
Key findings
- The Maltese authorities have made significant progress towards gender equality over the last two decades.
- Supportive government policies and a steady inflow of foreign labor have played a key role in increasing women’s participation in the labor market.
- Attainment of higher education levels and skills among women has significantly improved.
- Women’s representation in senior public and private sector positions still lags behind that of men.
- An empirical study using microdata from the labor force surveys indicates that while the overall gender income gap has decreased over the last decade, gender income gaps remain pervasive in Malta.
Empirical study and evidence
- Data source: Microdata from the labor force surveys.
- Principal empirical result: Decrease in the overall gender income gap over the last decade, but persistent and pervasive gender income gaps remain.
Policy context and implications
- Progress is attributed to supportive government policies.
- Continued policy attention is implied to address underrepresentation of women in senior public and private sector positions and persistent income gaps.
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- Assessing Gender Gaps in Malta; IMF Selected Issues Paper No. 2025/009; December 17, 2024