In some countries, however, pay penalties are larger among low-wage earners, suggesting the presence of “sticky floors”, that is the barriers that prevent women from moving up from lower level jobs (Christofides et al., The indicator shown in Figure 4.7 is based on data drawn from the Gallup World Poll referring to the following question: “Are you satisfied with your job or the work you do?” Answers are grouped into two categories (yes/no). Overall job satisfaction can be thought of as a combination of different levels of satisfaction with the various characteristics of the job.