What are the reasons for differences in income between men and women?

How are the large differences in wages between women and men explained? Numerous studies have been devoted to answer this question in the world and in Armenia.

According to the the authors of the research published in African Development Magazine / Journal of African Development / we should not look for causes of the differences between male and female wages in educational levels, since they are almost completely suppressed compared with before. Thus, compared to 1990 in 2010 the number of educated women increased from 33% to 91%. However, women’s employment rates on average are 30% lower than male rates. The differences are especially large in Asia, Latin America, Middle East and Africa regions.

Scientists believe that the two main reasons for the differences in wages between men and women are minor involvement of women in high-paying jobs and highly unequal, compared to men’s involvement in household work, including taking care of children and adults.

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