PROBLEMS OF GENDER INEQUALITY IN FORMING WAGES IN THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

Abstract

In this article, problems of wage differentiation by gender and gender segregation in the Republic of
Kazakhstan had considered an analysis of factors of wage differentiation between workers and women
had presented. The reasons for the differences in people’s earnings are complex and contradictory. The
purpose of this work is to sanctify the theoretical aspects of the differences in wages; conduct a selective
review of the principles of empirical analysis, which helps establish factors affecting the level of wages;
to assess the differences in wages, taking into account the gender aspect. With the help of the earnings
function, the return on education and the number of years of work experience are determined, at which
the maximum of the logarithm of earnings for both sexes had reached. The econometric tool used in
analyzing the determinants of wages is not only quantifiable variables, such as the level of education and
work experience, but also dummy variables that allow estimating the differences in salary levels between
males and females. The results of the study allowed the authors to establish that the work experience and
the duration of training have the same effect on the logarithm of wages in both men and women. The
difference in wages between men and women in the Republic of Kazakhstan is due, first, to the distribution
of labor between sectors and sectors of the economy.