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Effect of Gender Differences and Other Factors on Remuneration of Employees in EU Countries
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Abstract The aim of the paper is to verify gender income differences and to reveal factors influencing
differences in remuneration. Gender income differences across the EU range from 6% in
Romania to 27% in the Czech Republic. Data from 178,878 employees filtered from the
EU-SILC database were used for ca... view more
The aim of the paper is to verify gender income differences and to reveal factors influencing
differences in remuneration. Gender income differences across the EU range from 6% in
Romania to 27% in the Czech Republic. Data from 178,878 employees filtered from the
EU-SILC database were used for calculations. Stepwise regression analysis was used to
identify factors that affect gender income differences. The greatest effect was shown in
the “Absolute Income”, then the “Job Change in the Last Year” factor, but the “Education”
and “Age” showed a strongly negative tendency. Extraordinary attention is devoted to the
effect of the “Job sector” factor, which also significantly contributes to the difference in
income. Different representation of gender appears in different industries, which can be
caused by preferences and be a consequence of persisting society-wide stereotypes. Social
policies are not in line with changes in society and lag behind the development of society.... view less
Keywords
income; remuneration; wage; difference in income; wage difference; gender; gender relations; EU
Classification
Labor Market Research
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Income Policy, Property Policy, Wage Policy
Free Keywords
Job Remuneration; Gender Pay Gap; Job Sector; EU-SILC
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 92-108
Journal
DANUBE, 12 (2021) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2478/danb-2021-0007
ISSN
1804-8285
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0