The average gender gap in OECD countries has narrowed somewhat in recent years from 20% in 2000. And while the gender wage gap exists in all countries, its size varies considerably. The gap is narrowest in Hungary (6%) and Poland (10%) and broadest in Korea (39%) and Japan (29%). Earnings tend to rise in line with people's level of education for both men and women.
A contrarian is a person who takes up a contrary position, especially a position that is opposed to that of the majority, regardless of how unpopular it may be. 1 Contrarian tropes in journalism.
Wiktionary (2.00 / 1 vote) Rate this definition: contraband (Noun). any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess. contraband (Noun). goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods. contraband (Noun). A black slave during the American Civil War who had escaped to, or been captured by, Union forces.