Trade Unions have access to companies microdata now. If there such pay gap, there's no excuse now.
I don't really want to get into a large discussion, but I know the data sources of these studies as I used them pretty often, and you'll have to be pretty creative, either with data or with definitions.
This issue for me is very linked with my distrust of academia, is not just this issue.
I went to uni (sociology) in my mid 20s and I wasn't impressed with the ethical standards of the field, let's say that.
I don't really want to get into a large discussion, but I know the data sources of these studies as I used them pretty often, and you'll have to be pretty creative, either with data or with definitions.
This issue for me is very linked with my distrust of academia, is not just this issue.
I went to uni (sociology) in my mid 20s and I wasn't impressed with the ethical standards of the field, let's say that.