Assessment of the Global Experience of Strategies for Gender Asymmetry Reduction
https://doi.org/10.47703/ejebs.v68i1.342
Abstract
Gender asymmetry often denotes significant gender inequality, encompassing disparities in societal norms, cultural convictions, and historical legacies. This asymmetry results in an unequal distribution of opportunities, resources, and power between individuals of different genders, with one gender often enjoying certain privileges over the other. This article analyzes the effectiveness of implemented and tested strategies in reducing gender asymmetry, with a special focus on four countries such as the United States, Great Britain, Germany and Kazakhstan. Special attention is paid to comparing approaches and results in different countries, which makes it possible to identify the most successful practices and general trends. Despite the implementation of various government policies and standards aimed at achieving equal pay for employees of all genders, women still tend to receive lower salaries compared to their male counterparts, even when they hold similar positions and perform similar job responsibilities. Through meticulous investigation and the application of statistical methodologies, it is attempted to gauge whether these strategies have contributed to a reduction in gender asymmetry, comparing the statistics from 2019 to 2023 for the outcomes’ evaluation. In conclusion, the article offers recommendations for the development and implementation of effective strategies that can be used by governments and organizations to further promote gender equality.
Keywords
Economics,
Empowering Equality,
Gender Equality,
Asymmetry Reduction,
Gender Pay Gap,
Employees,
Payment Inequality,
Kazakhstan,
Equality Strategies
Supporting agencies: This research was funded by the Science Committee of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Grant “Priorities and mechanisms against rural women of Kazakhstan unequal access to the resources” No. AP14869297).
About the Authors
Anel Kireyeva
Institute of Economics Science Committee MSHE RK, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
PhD, Associate Professor, Email: kireyeva.anel@ieconom.kz
Yerkezhan Kenzheali
University of International Business named after K.Sagadiyev, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
PhD student, Email: y.kenzheali@gmail.com
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