Open AccessLyčių lygybė darbo rinkoje: moterų ir vyrų darbo užmokesčio skirtumai
Author(s) -
Virginija Grybaitė
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
verslas: teorija ir praktika
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.369
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1822-4202
pISSN - 1648-0627
DOI - 10.3846/btp.2006.21
Subject(s) - earnings , wage , theology , labour economics , political science , economics , accounting , philosophy
Earnings are the fundamental determinant of economic welfare for employed individuals, as well as of the potential gain to market employment for those not currently employed. Earnings are important as a social indicator specifically in relation to gender equality. Ten years after the Beijing conference the gender wage gap still exists in the EU labour market. This paper gives a brief review of economic theories and different approaches to explain the wage gap problem and importance of legislation to combat wage discrimination