## Assessing Gender Gaps in Malta

_Selected Issues Papers, February 14, 2025_

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## Bibliographic details
- 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

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### 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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## Content in this bundle

- **Assessing Gender Gaps in Malta; IMF Selected Issues Paper No. 2025/009; December 17, 2024**
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