Men earn 20 per cent more than women
Lanarkshire statistics revealed
Men in South Lanarkshire earn around 20 per cent more than women, on average.
Data released by the Office for National Statistics shows being male could net you an extra £2.53 an hour.
The figures show men living in South Lanarkshire earn the equivalent of £13.73 an hour, on average, while women make £11.20.
One factor in the gender divide when it comes to wages is the number of men and women in full-time compared to part-time employment.
In South Lanarkshire, just 11 per cent of males work part-time while the figure for females is 43 per cent.
In neighbouring North Lanarkshire the picture is similar, with men earning an average hourly wage of £13.03 compared to £11.05 for women.
And just 12 per cent of males are in part-time work while the figure for females is 39 per cent.
Across Scotland, women are far more likely to work part-time than men – in large part due to expectations surrounding childcare – and these positions are usually lower paid.
Across Scotland, 87 per cent of working men have full-time jobs, while 43 per cent of women work parttime. When you take into account the fact that, on average, part-time workers are paid £4.44 less an hour, this has a huge impact on the earning potential of women.
Some areas in the country are much worse for gender disparity – in Clackmannanshire, for example, men earn 59 per cent more than women.
No areas in Scotland see the gender gap work the other way but across the UK, South Buckinghamshire, Denbighshire and Conwy in Wales, Hackney in London and Rossendale in Lancashire all see women earn slightly more.