Abstract
The purpose of this study is to analyze the wage gap between men and women in Côte d’Ivoire. More specifically, it aims to assess the main aspects of gender inequality in the functioning of the labor market in Côte d’Ivoire. The factors underlying the wage gap between men and women are examined empirically using the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition method. The data used are from the 2016 National Survey on the Situation of Employment and the Informal Sector (ENSESI) among households. The results of the study show that, more 74.16% of the total wage gap remains unexplained by objective factors. In addition, wage inequality varies by socio-demographic characteristics (age, gender, education), employment setting (urban or rural), and by sector and employment status. Finally, the total wage gap is predominantly explained by age, work experience, socio-professional category (senior manager) and form of remuneration.
Highlights
Gender wage inequality remains a widespread problem around the world and has been the subject of numerous studies
We present the results of the decomposition of the wage gap between men and women in the Ivory Coast labor market
Most Ivorians in the labor market are in a couple and married— 60.42%—civil marriage, customary marriage and/or religious marriage—Employees and the self-employed have an average primary education at 22.37%, secondary education at 19.37%, and higher education at 3.75%
Summary
Gender wage inequality remains a widespread problem around the world and has been the subject of numerous studies. It has become one of the most debated topics in the economic literature and its issues are still relevant today. Most often, these characteristics relate to: age, gender, level of education, sector of employment, professional experience, etc. The work of Coudin, Maillard, & Tô (2017) on hourly wages by gender in the private sector, shows that women earn 14.3% less per hour than men
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