Proba wyjasnienia regionalnego zroznicowania miedzyplciowej luki placowej w Polsce

• Authors: Tymon Sloczynski

Title variants

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EXPLAINING REGIONAL VARIATION IN GENDER WAGE GAPS IN POLAND

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

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In this paper, the author provides a description and an explanation of regional variation in gender wage gaps in Poland, and shows that the gap is especially large in the Silesian Voivodeship (ca 25.44%). He presents several explanations for this phenomenon. First, gender wage discrimination is likely to be especially strong in Silesia. Second, in this region, men typically work in bigger firms than women. Third, the distribution of women between different occupations and industries in Silesia is especially disadvantageous for their relative wages. Fourth, the structure of occupational wage differentials in Silesia is also unfavourable for women, i.e. predominantly female occupations pay relatively less in Silesia than in other regions.

Keywords

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WAGE GAP; WAGE DISCRIMINATION; DECOMPOSITION METHODS

• Publisher: University of Warsaw - Centre for European Regional and Local Studies (EUROREG) and Regional Studies Association - Polish Section
• Journal: Studia Regionalne i Lokalne
• Year: 2012
• Issue: 3(49)
• Pages: 65-84

Contributors

author

Tymon Sloczynski

• Szkola Glowna Handlowa w Warszawie, Kolegium Analiz Ekonomicznych, Katedra Ekonomii I, ul. Madalinskiego 6/8, pok. 228, 02-513 Warszawa, Poland