How do Slovak Women Perceive Their Opportunities on the Global Labor Market? Generational study

Jana Kozáková,Mária Urbánová,Silvia Klátiková,T Kliestik

doi:10.1051/shsconf/20219207064

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Research background:Despite European labor market offers wider opportunities of employment also for Slovak women, it is characterized by notable gender disparities too. Except for the 12% employment gap, the 16% wage gap still occurs. Study examines generational differences in attitudes of Slovak woman according to their opportunities on the global labor market with the respect of fact that, women’s own views on the need for such activities differ across generations.Purpose of the article:The aim is to point out that views of Slovak women on their opportunities at the global labor market is perceived differently by women of diverse generations.Methods:The research was conducted using the questionnaire method on a sample of 361 respondents, who were exclusively women of economically active age already incorporated in the labor market. For this reason, stratified randomization was performed and members of Generations X, Generation Y, and Generation Z were approached to participate in the online survey. The assumptions of differences were set for 6 chosen variables and statistically tested according to the age through Kruskal-Wallis test using XL stat. As a post hoc test the Bonferroni correction was computed to counteract the problem of multiple comparisons between variables.Findings & Value added: The uniqueness of our study is primarily in targeting at women of different generations and looking for differences in their generational attitudes.

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Establishing on the labor market is crucial for the professional life of individuals
Study examines generational differences in attitudes of Slovak woman according to their opportunities on the global labor market with the respect of fact that, women's own views on the need for such activities differ across generations
Most of the women from all three generations stated that they know about the possibilities of education and acquisition of knowledge that can help them to increase chances of finding a job in the global labor market

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Establishing on the labor market is crucial for the professional life of individuals. The article focuses on finding out the views of Slovak women on their opportunities in the global labor market. The average share of those looking for work in the total number of economically active inhabitants was 4,92 %, but, in case of woman it was 5,90 [4]. Overall short-term migration to work abroad slightly decreased and the enforcement of Slovaks in the global labor market still struggles. Despite European labor market offers wider opportunities of employment for Slovak women, it is characterized by notable gender disparities too. Women still remain underrepresented since 67% of them are currently employed (men’s employment is 79%). Except this 12% gap, the 16% wage gap still occurs. The burden of private and care responsibilities and the unpaid work, still rests largely on their backs since increase in woman’s working hours doesn’t automatically lead to more balanced sharing of domestic and caregiving work between genders [5]

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