gender gap

American  

noun

1. the differences between women and men, especially as reflected in social, political, intellectual, cultural, or economic attainments or attitudes.

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gender gap Cultural  

1. A phrase marking the trend in recent U.S. presidential elections, whereby more female than male voters support the Democratic party candidate and more male than female voters support the Republican party candidate.

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gender gap Idioms  

1. A broad difference between men and women, as in There is still an enormous gender gap in the wages of unskilled labor. This expression at first referred to the difference between men and women in voting preferences. It has since been extended to other areas. [1970s]

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Etymology

Origin of gender gap

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

The UK was ranked fourth in the World Economic Forum's global gender gap index in 2025, which attributed its position to the proportion of women in parliament and in senior roles in the workplace.

From BBC

The gender gap is wider in influential positions, such as economics department chairs and the editorial board members of economics journals.

From Salon

Evie and its contemporaries stepped in to fill the gender gap.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yvette Becker from FNV union says a four‑day working week can help close the gender gap.

From BBC

As a result, the widening gender gap will shrink Gen Z’s dating pool, increasing singlehood.

From The Wall Street Journal