OECD Gender Wage Gap

A Data-Driven Story with Visual Insights

Author: Ananya George Martin
Data Source: OECD Data Explorer (2005–2023)

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Australia vs OECD Gender Wage Gap (2005–2023)

📈 Visual Insight

• Solid blue line: Australia’s average gender wage gap per year
• Dashed grey line: OECD overall average

🧠 Interpretation

• Australia’s wage gap remained consistently higher than the OECD average from 2005 to 2016.
• A significant decline is visible after 2016, with the gap dropping below OECD average in some recent years.
• The convergence suggests that Australia’s reforms (e.g. WGEA reporting) may be contributing to progress.

💡 What to Watch

• Can Australia sustain this downward trend?
• How does this compare with other high-income OECD nations?