Meaning of gender gap | Babel Free

Definitions

A measurable difference between the pay, status, political preferences etc. of men and women.

Equivalents

Examples

“Surveys show a gender gap with women favoring Democrats 12 percent more than men.”

“But in the light of last month's election returns, the gender gap looks less like a striking electoral phenomenon and more like a pollster's product. To judge from the way women actually voted, they do not compose a voting bloc with especially compassionate clout.”

“The report found that no countries had managed to eliminate a gender gap entirely, but the Nordic countries were the best at narrowing it and providing a workable model for the rest of the world.”

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