Theoretical and Applied Economics
No. 12 / 2010 (553)
Behavioral Motivations of Gender Discrimination on the Labor Market in Romania
Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies
Dorel AILENEI
Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies
Abstract. Gender discrimination can be explained at the level of segregation on the labor market by the employers' perceptions about male and female workforce, by the level of development of a country, employers and employees.
In any society, people are categorized from the attributes (stereotypical or not) which are supposed to be shared with their own group. Usually these attributes are anticipated based on stereotypes conveyed on behalf of different groups (Goffman, 1974). Stereotypes are those beliefs and opinions about the characteristics of men and women. The features associated with the two groups generally show us not only how men and women are perceived, and also how it should be. Stereotyping can be the basis for the discriminatory treatment in most cases (Linville, Salovey, Fisher, 1986).
In this article we presented the main theories that can explain the wage discrimination and we analyzed the discriminatory attitudes of gender on the Romanian labor market using the Economic and social cohesion survey.
Contents
Multidisciplinarity, Interdisciplinarity and Transdisciplinarity: Theoretical Approaches and Implications for the Strategy of Post-Crisis Sustainable Development
Experiences of the Large Fiscal Adjustments in EU. Romania’s Case
Redefining Economic Policy and Institutional Reform – Support for Economic Growth
Reputation and Market Wage as Contract Enforcement Device: An Experimental Evidence
Analysis of the Connections between EU Economic Growth and the Lisbon Strategy
The Spread of Economic Ideas among Romanian People. Case Study: Dionisie Pop Marţian
Monetary Policy Approaches Taking into Consideration the Current Economic Context
Behavioral Motivations of Gender Discrimination on the Labor Market in Romania