Men and Women in the Estonian Labour Market: An Assessment of the Gender Wage Gap

as from possible discrimination. Although the explained wage gap arises from differ-ences in productivity, discrimination may also play a role – – for example, access to work-related training affects productivity. The results of the analysis reveal that, on average, in 1998-2000, wages paid to wom-en in Estonia amounted to 72.7 % of the wages paid to men. The average gender wage gap has decreased since the time Es-tonia regained its independence, but none-theless exceeds the wage gap in most other Central and Eastern Europe countries and EU member states. The decrease in the wage differential has arisen primarily fro