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Abstract
The financial sector is largely dominated by women, although their share in total employment has decreased since the mid- 1990s. The structure of employment within the financial sector has changed greatly in favour of young women (aged 25-34) with tertiary education.
This is related to the rapidly growing number of graduates in economically oriented disciplines over the last decade. Although this has led to an increasing proportion of women in more senior positions, female representation in leadership positions remains low.
The average wage in the financial sector is more than twice the average wage in the national economy. To some extent, this is due to an above-average level of education in this sector.