Gender pay gap based in Belgium 2021, by business activity

In 2021, Belgian women earned an hourly wage that is, on average, five percent lower than the hourly pay of men. Although gender equality has progressed overall in Belgium, some activity sectors are still far behind. For instance, women in Belgium faced a gender pay gap of 11.2 percent in the field of water supply, sewage, waste management and remediation activities in 2021. The sector of information and communication was also a field where gender equality has yet to be overcome. On the other hand, women who worked in the sector of mining and quarrying in Belgium earned more than men in 2021. Nonetheless, women were still mostly earning less than their colleagues.

于2021年，比利时女性平均时薪较男性低五个百分点。尽管总体而言，比利时在性别平等方面已取得进展，但某些行业仍落后甚远。例如，2021年，比利时女性在水供应、污水处理、废物管理和修复活动领域面临11.2个百分点的性别薪酬差距。信息与通信行业亦是性别平等尚未实现的领域。另一方面，在比利时采矿业和采石业工作的女性在2021年的收入超过了男性。然而，女性整体上仍普遍低于男性同事的收入水平。