This study aims to analyze the gender-based wage discrimination in Turkey in terms of the employer (labour demand) by using full-time job private sector job vacancy posts published by İŞKUR (Turkish Employment Agency) for 81 provinces in 2018. In the study, cross-sectional data analysis was performed by calculating frequency analyzes and percentages. The results indicate that men receive higher wages than women. While the highest average wage was paid in the construction sector, the lowest wage was paid in the agricultural sector. Gender-based wage inequality was found in agriculture and then services, industry, and construction sectors respectively. Women receive the highest salaries in technical professions such as draftsmanship, engineering, and technician and men receive the highest salaries in general directors and professions that require expertise such as master trainer, driver, computer programmer, controller, supervisor, and expert. The highest salaries are paid to women in Afyonkarahisar, Kars and Istanbul and the lowest average wage was paid in Iğdır, Diyarbakır and Kırıkkale respectively. As the level of education increased, wages paid are increased however, women earn lower wages than men at all levels of education. While women get the highest wage between the ages of 20-24, wages decrease in parallel with the age of marriage, but it has been determined that men get the highest wage between the ages of 30-34 and the wages increase according to experience.
Alan : Sosyal, Beşeri ve İdari Bilimler
Dergi Türü : Ulusal
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