Causes of increasing income inequality

Shely Davidov

Diplomová práce

Abstract:

This study was designed to examine the wage related gender gap between men and women on example and comparison of two countries: Germany and the Czech Republic. The research literature has discussed a gender equality and the existing phenomenon of gender gap and the relatively modern shift in the labor market that came with women entering it. The gender gap is still present in most developing countries, but it can be seen that great efforts are being made to close these gaps and achieve full equality between men and women. This study examines three main research hypotheses: gender-based inequality is present in Germany and Czech Republic, and it can be observed in differences in wages between men and women, link between gender and childcare affects men and women differently, resulting in lower employment rate in women, there is no significant difference between levels of attainment of tertiary education between women of similar age groups in Germany and Czech Republic. In order to test the hypotheses in the study we used data from Eurostat, which provides reliable statistics, the data collected were examined in statistical form in SPSS. The results of the study show that the three research hypotheses were confirmed.

Keywords

Gender gap, men, women, education, wages, inequality, Czech Republic, Germany, child rearing

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 31. 3. 2020

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Vedoucí: doc. Ing. Irena Benešová, Ph.D.

Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze

Provozně ekonomická fakulta

Magisterský studijní program / obor:
Economics Policy and Administration / Business Administration