GENDER PAY GAP: EVIDENCE FROM THE CZECH PRIVATE COMPANY
GENDER PAY GAP: EVIDENCE FROM THE CZECH PRIVATE COMPANY
Author(s): Gabriela PolakovaSubject(s): Psychology, National Economy, Business Economy / Management, Business Ethics, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Udruženje ekonomista i menadžera Balkana
Keywords: Equal Pay; Sex Bias; Gender Discrimination; Salaries Differentiation; Estimate of Variance of the Population;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to find out if in the analyzed company there exists a pay discrimination between women and men. If so, how big it is and what impact it has on real salaries. In the analyzed company the survey was focused on the salaries´ differentiation of random sample of 30 women and 30 men working on the same or similar positions, enrolled in the same pay scales and working full time. The prerequisite for the distribution of salaries in the population was a normal distribution. The construction of two-sided confidence interval for estimating salary variation in the population was based on ꭓ2 distribution and give us a reply on the question at what interval the standard deviation of salaries in the population of all men and women in the company can be expected with 95% probability. For this purpose, there was used the estimate of variance of the population. Findings show a still occurring gender pay gap.
Journal: Balkans Journal of Emerging Trends in Social Sciences Balkans JETSS
- Issue Year: 3/2020
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 19-26
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English