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Gender wage differences in the selected Czech public sector company

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  • Veronika Hedija

    (Katedra ekonomických studií, Vysoká škola polytechnická Jihlava, Tolstého 16, 586 01 Jihlava, Česká republika)

  • Petr Musil

    (Katedra ekonomických studií, Vysoká škola polytechnická Jihlava, Tolstého 16, 586 01 Jihlava, Česká republika)

Abstract

The issue of wage disparity between men and women belongs to the current and widely discussed topics. The attention given to this subject also reflects the fact that the issue of the equality between women and men and non-discrimination by gender is incorporated in the law of the European Union. A number of studies are devoted to the gender wage disparities and the root cause of wage differences in the Czech Republic, however, only few of these deal with the gender wage differentials in the public sector. It is exactly this issue, which is discussed in this article, its aim being to identify the extent of the gender pay gap in the selected Czech public sector company. The article concentrates on finding the main causes for the existence of wage differences between men and women and determining whether the company inclines to wage discrimination against women. The Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition is used to define, which part of the gender pay gap can be attributed to the different characteristics of men and women and which part stays unexplained. It is this unexplained part that can be the result of wage discrimination against women.

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  • Veronika Hedija & Petr Musil, 2012. "Gender wage differences in the selected Czech public sector company," Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, Mendel University Press, vol. 60(7), pages 81-88.
    • Handle: RePEc:mup:actaun:actaun_2012060070081
    DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260070081
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