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Women in Slovakia Expect Salaries a Third Lower than Men
Sunday 05 December 2010 Zoom in | Print page
Bratislava, December 5 (TASR) - Men in Slovakia expect salaries higher by 31 percent from their employers compared to women, spokesperson of the biggest internet job portal Profesia.sk Lucia Burianova has told TASR.
According to the data provided by the portal, men on average expect gross monthly salaries reaching €863, while women only €660 per month. Burianova points out, however, that comparing these average pays doesn't prove discrimination, as it's important to compare salaries of men and women on the same positions. "In this case, men earn 14 percent more than their female colleagues," she said.
Biggest differences occur when salaries of employees with technical schools (without highschool graduation) are compared (41 percent).
Various age groups also show various differences in salaries. The category aged 35-44 is the least equal in terms of gender, with men having salaries 39 percent higher. "Smaller differences are recorded at the beginning (17 percent) and the end (14 percent) of the career span," said Burianova.
Volksbank analyst Vladimir Vano points out that comparing average salaries of men and women runs into a big problem in methodology, however. "Comparing people in a given age group can never fully and appropriately factor in the differences in the length of practice, career gradient, qualifications ...," he specified for TASR.
Another important factor may be the choice of profession. In this case, greater job security can generally compensate for the lower salary. "Public administration vs private sector or clerical jobs vs sales," he added by way of example.
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