Ukraine's statistics agency: Men earn 28% more than women in Q1

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The average salary of a full-time female employee was UAH 5,612, or $215, in Q1 2017, Ukrainska Pravda reported.

At the same time, such a gap is not typical for all types of economic activity.

Read alsoUkraine sees real wage hike – statistics serviceFor example, female workers in the real estate sector receive UAH 5,266 on the average, which is only UAH 257 ($9.8) less than the salary of male employees. In the educational sphere, women earn UAH 5,247, which is UAH 181 UAH ($6.9) down from male employees' salary.

However, the biggest gap is observed in finance and insurance: UAH 9,793 ($395) earned by a female worker against UAH 16,118 ($617) earned by a male worker on the average.