preliminary version Industry Wage Differentials and the Gender Wage Gap in Seven EU Countries.* Brenda GANNON**, Robert PLASMAN, François RYCX and Ilan TOJEROW*** Abstract Preliminary version Keywords: Gender wage gap, inter-industry wage differentials. JEL-Classification: J16, J31. * This paper is produced as part of a TSER programme on Pay Inequalities and Economic Performance financed by the European Commission (Contract nr. HPSE-CT-1999-00040). We are most grateful to Christophe Demunter for his assistance in getting access to the Belgian Structure of Earnings Survey. The usual disclaimer applies. ** Economic and Social Research Institute, 4 Burlington Road, Dublin 4, Ireland. Tel. +351 (1) 667 1525, e-mail: Brenda.Gannon@esri.ie *** Université Libre de Bruxelles, Department of Applied Economics (DULBEA), CP 140 - Av. F.D. Roosevelt 50, 1050 Brussels, Belgium. Tel: +32.(0)2.650.41.19, fax: +32.(0)2.650.38.25, e-mail: itojerow@ulb.ac.be .