Abstract
SummaryIn this paper, we investigate the gender wage differentials for Switzerland. Using micro data from the Swiss Labour Force Survey, we apply a matching method to decompose the wage gap in Switzerland. This nonparametric technique accounts for wage differences that can be due to differences in the supports. We can interpret these differences as a form of “discrimination” which is reflected in wages because women face “barriers” in accessing certain characteristics that men achieve. As a consequence, accounting for these differences in gender supports may be useful in terms of policy implications in promoting more equality between men and women.
Highlights
In Switzerland, the issue of inequality between women and men has been of policy concern during the last decades
We suggest to investigate the gender wage gap using the matching method which has been proposed by Nopo (2004)
We address some issues related to our matching estimator: in particular, we discuss the limitations of our procedure and the potential biases of the resulting estimates
Summary
In Switzerland, the issue of inequality between women and men has been of policy concern during the last decades. Both progress and stagnation are the special features in terms of gender equality over the period 1970–2000. Some progress has been done in the access to education (see OFS, 2003). Despite this gain, it is important to point out that some significant differences remain, especially in areas involving the repartition of domestic and work tasks. Our concern in this paper is to investigate one particular aspect of gender inequalities which is based on wage differentials between men and women This can be a source of wage inequalities between men and women. Our concern in this paper is to investigate one particular aspect of gender inequalities which is based on wage differentials between men and women
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