<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper analyzes the size of the gender pay gap (GPG) in the specific enterprise. The goal of the paper is to identify factors which could explain a possible wage difference between men and women, and to find out if there exists a wage discrimination of women or not. In order to estimate the discrimination, part of the GPG was used with the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition. The authors conclude that wage discrimination of women really exists here. Different characteristics of men and women explain only - 16.5% to 6.2% of GPG. The rest of the GPG can be labelled (with a bit of simplification) as the effect of discrimination.</p></abstract>

The paper analyzes the size of the gender pay gap (GPG) in the specific enterprise. The goal of the paper is to identify factors which could explain a possible wage difference between men and women, and to find out if there exists a wage discrimination of women or not. In order to estimate the discrimination, part of the GPG was used with the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition. The authors conclude that wage discrimination of women really exists here. Different characteristics of men and women explain only - 16.5% to 6.2% of GPG. The rest of the GPG can be labelled (with a bit of simplification) as the effect of discrimination.

Gender Pay Gap - Application in the Specific Enterprise

Department of Economic Studies, College of Polytechnics Jihlava, Tolstého 16, 586 01 Jihlava, Czech Republic

Review of Economic Perspectives

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The paper analyzes the size of the gender pay gap (GPG) in the specific enterprise. The goal of the paper is to identify factors which could explain a possible...

Gender Pay Gap - Application in the Specific Enterprise

Publicado en línea: 13 ene 2012

Páginas: 223 - 236

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10135-011-0014-y

Palabras clave
gender, gender pay gap, gender wage discrimination, Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition, wage differences

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Gender Pay Gap - Application in the Specific Enterprise

Publicado en línea: 13 ene 2012

Páginas: 223 - 236

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10135-011-0014-y

Palabras clavegender, gender pay gap, gender wage discrimination, Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition, wage differences

This content is open access.

Palabras clave
gender, gender pay gap, gender wage discrimination, Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition, wage differences