FACTORS AFFECTING GENDER WAGE GAP: EVIDENCE FROM SELECTED OECD COUNTRIES

Nowadays, poverty has become a multi-dimensional problem, including social factors, rather than just an economic problem. Especially recently, been addressed in terms of gender focused on women and men. Gender-oriented approach to the problem gradually increasing. In gender-based approach, inequalities between men are it is emphasized that poorer According this increasingly feminized, part greater extent gender. The increasing impoverishment also expressed as feminization One most important reasons women's wage inequality women. context, study aims analyze effects factors playing role analyzed sample selected OECD countries for period 1996-2016. results, participation labor force, life expectancy at birth, higher level education have decreasing effect gap. addition, increase employment rates industry sector inequality. On other hand, low female population over 65age