Disempowering: Albania’s gender gap went up to a dramatic 10.5% in 2017
The gender pay gap is a persisting problem in Albania. For the same job, men are paid more than women in most of occupations, and this has been true in the last three decades since the fall of communism.
During 2017, the wage gap between men and women grew to a dramatic 10.5% from 6.3% in the previous year.
According to data from the General Directorate of Taxation, the economic sector where the gender pay gap in 2017 was deeper is the production sector, and here the difference reached 22.7%.
While the economic sector where the gender pay gap reaches the lowest value, at 3.3%, are trade, transport, hotels, business and administrative sectors.
Referring to the main occupational groups, the gender pay gap reaches the highest value for handicraftsmen, and equipment and machinery assemblers, with 28.4%.
While the lowest gender gap in wages has been reported by armed forces employees, where there is virtually no gender pay.
In 2017, according to labor force survey data, the unemployment rate for men aged 15-64 is 15.1% versus 12.8% of women.
The unemployment rate for both sexes has declined compared to the previous year.
Positive for women is the fact that during 2017 the unemployment situation has improved compared with men, dropping by 1.8 percentage points compared to 2016, while for men the decline is 1.3 percentage points.
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