"gender gap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gender gaps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gender gap (plural gender gaps)
  1. A measurable difference between the pay, status, political preferences etc. of men and women. Categories (topical): Sociology Related terms: pay gap Translations (measurable difference between men and women): sukupuolten välinen ero (Finnish), disparité entre les sexes [feminine] (French), inégalité entre les sexes [feminine] (French), fossé entre les sexes [masculine] (French), écart entre les sexes [masculine] (French), Gendergap [masculine] (German), Geschlechtergefälle [neuter, uncommon] (German), Geschlechterlücke [feminine, uncommon] (German), gender gap [masculine] (Italian), divario di genere [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-gender_gap-en-noun-Q3jC9zmo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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