New OECD evidence tentatively supports this premise (OECD, 2011 a and Table 1). In many countries, the increase in inequality was more pronounced among men than among women. At the same time, despite some convergence between men and women, gender differences in labour market performance are still striking in most countries. Women are less likely to be employed than men (on average across countries, 76% of men of working age are in employment compared with 67% of women) and those who are working typically earn less than their male counterparts (on average across countries, women earn one-third less than men). While this might be due to the omission of important variables in the regression,32 it may also capture gender discrimination.