Analysis of regulation of labor market gender inequality in the Republic of Azerbaijan

Abstract

One of the areas where gender inequality manifests itself the most is the labor market. The number of unemployed women in the world is much higher than that of men.

Today, in most countries, there is a significant difference between the wages of men and women. In some countries, even though men and women do the same work, men are paid more than women. It should be noted that the violation of the gender balance in the issue of wages is also the focus of the International Labor Organization.

According to the organization's latest report showing the difference between men's and women's salaries, women are paid 16-22 percent less than men, on average. Pakistan is the country where gender equality is most violated in terms of monthly salary. In this country, men earn 62.5 percent more than women. Among the countries of the European Union, the worst indicator is in the Netherlands. The International Labor Organization notes that the monthly salary of women in the Netherlands is 40.3 percent less than that of men. In Panama, Jordan and Cape Verde, women's and men's salaries are the same, while in Thailand and Sierra Leone, women's salaries are higher than men's. South Korea and Estonia are among the countries with the largest wage gap. The difference in these countries is 30 percent. In Europe, this difference varies between 10 and 20-25 percent in Russia. The lowest indicator is in Belgium and Luxembourg – 4 percent. In the Czech Republic, there is a significant disparity in the evaluation of the work of women and men. Currently, this indicator is 22 percent. So, in absolute numbers, women earn 80,000 crowns (3,200 euros) less than men on average.