The adjusted pay gap is the difference in gross pay between two different groups with comparable characteristics. In order for the groups to have comparable characteristics for the calculation, the part of the earnings difference that is based on structural differences is eliminated. Structural differences include, for example, the level of education, qualifications, work experience and scope of employment.

With FAIR_solution, the People analytics tool for diversity, equality and inclusion, INES Analytics has made it its mission to support companies in uncovering and reducing inequalities. In June 2024, INES Analytics introduced an update to coincide with Pride Month: FAIR_solution now additionally considers the diversity dimension diverse gender. This means that in addition to the categories "female" and "male", the option "diverse" can now also be selected in the gender divers

The unadjusted pay gap is the difference between the average gross hourly wage of two different groups. These groups could be, for...