Wage Differentials Between Genders Case Study Of High-Skilled Workers In Thailand

• Main Author: Banroi, Kanyarat
• Other Authors: YSI Asia Convening 2019
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: H. : ĐHKT 2020
• Subjects: Wage differentials; Gender; High-skilled workers; Thailand
• Online Access: http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/70576
• Institution: Vietnam National University, Hanoi

According to many studies related to wage differences between genders, it was found that the factors that determine wage differences between men and women started by Oaxaca and Blinder (1973). Pointed out that the difference in wages can be divided into 2 parts as follows, firstly, the explanatory parts that are caused by human capital differences, such as education, skills. For the second part, the unexplainable parts caused by gender discrimination. As for the factors that can explain the differences in wages between genders in human capital, Monk-Turner and Turner (2001) studied the wage differences between male and female Korean workers in 1988 by Oaxaca method (1973) found that when women have higher education levels, female workers will receive higher wages than male workers. In addition, Mahatthanasomboon (1983) studied wage differences between genders in Bangkok in the period of 1980 with the Oaxaca method (1973). It was found that when women had more work experience, female wages will be higher than male wages. Apart from the human capital factors, the appearance of work and occupations also affected the differences in wages between genders. Strawinski et al. (2018) found that, in Poland, the male workers who worked in high skill levels, including managers and professionals would receive higher wages than female workers.