Özet:

From past to present, women have faced many problems in social and economic life based on gender discrimination. Especially the discrimination they face in professional life (orientation towards the profession, recruitment process, promotion, wage gap etc.) pushes the women out of the labor market. Improving the rights of women in working life and preventing discrimination play a significant role in the sustainable development of the countries. Therefore, this study aims to examine the determinants of wage gap based on gender. In accordance with this aim, Household labor data of Turkish Statistical Institute was used. First of all, Heckman sample selection method was applied. Then, determinants of the wage gap were tried to be determined with Blinder-Qaxaca decomposition. According to the obtained findings, residing regions, age, marital status, education, vocational education, public-private sector distinction, unregistered employment and way of working (part-full time) were determined to be effective. Furthermore, manufacturing, trade and service sectors were found to have important effects. According to the findings of the study, special policies that regulate the wage level can be developed for regions where wage gap is high. In addition, education of women should be encouraged, especially at university level, since educational level plays an important role in determining the wage. In all the examined sectors, it was found that women can earn more than men when they are treated equally. In this regard, the biggest difference will be made in service, manufacturing and trade industries, respectively.

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