CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2024
| Author | Fasching, Anna |
|---|---|
| Title | EQUALITY THROUGH TRANSPARENCY Will gender wage transparency measures close the gender pay gap in Austria? |
| Summary | This thesis investigates the persistent gender pay gap in Austria and the role of wage transparency measures in its narrowing. It finds that despite being portrayed as a promising solution, these measures have not been particularly efficient. As a potential reason for this, it discusses the importance of care work, which is expected to be done by women based on traditional societal attitudes. It was found to be a major contributor to the gender pay gap because its unpaid form takes away from women’s overall available time spent in paid jobs and its paid form tends to be low-paid. However, the thesis argues that wage transparency measures might still be a valuable tool. From a philosophical standpoint, it reasons that people deserve to access information provided through wage transparency measures. Finally, it suggests policy action that potentially improves the efficiency of Austria’s wage transparency measures, reduces their expected drawbacks, and boosts the narrowing of the gender pay gap overall. |
| Supervisor | Moschel Mathias |
| Department | Undergraduate Studies BA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2024/fasching_anna.pdf |
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