Most people following the trends in men's and women's average wages know that the roughly 20% difference between men and women is attributable to a variety of factors. Discrimination is almost certainly one factor, but it appears not to be the most important, or even a significant one.
A number of studies have demonstrated this, and a recent article from City Journal does a nice job reviewing the state of the research.
The short answer-it appears that innate gender differences, based on either biology, culture, or something else, are driving the train with respect to average wage issues. Looming large in the discussion, of course, is childbirth/rearing, which cuts across countries and cultures in terms of its impact on women's wage earning.
The article and the studies cited in it are well worth reviewing.
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