Gender economic inequality: measures to eliminate it in the European Union and the Republic of Croatia

Rodna ekonomska nejednakost odnosi se na nejednakost plaća između muškaraca i žena, na manje mirovine žena, slabije mogućnosti napredovanja žena u odnosu na muškarce i na još brojne primjere diskriminacije žena na tržištu rada. Cilj ovog rada je prikazati problem rodne ekonomske nejednakosti koji je prisutan u Europskoj uniji i u Republici Hrvatskoj te mjere koje mogu pomoći u uklanjanju navedenog problema. Govorit će se o pojmovnom određenju rodne ekonomske nejednakosti, prednostima ekonomskog izjednačavanja muškaraca i žena, teorijama rodne ekonomske nejednakosti i opravdanoj razlici u plaćama muškaraca i žena. Obrađena je i potkrijepljena statističkim podacima rodna ekonomska nejednakost u Europskoj Uniji i Republici Hrvatskoj. Posebna pažnja bit će posvećena mjerama za njeno uklanjanje. S obzirom na napore Europske unije i Republike Hrvatske, postignuti su određeni pomaci, ali i dalje smo daleko od potpune ravnopravnosti spolova u ekonomskom sektoru. Na samom kraju nalazi se zaključak s autorovim mišljenjem o temi.Gender economic inequality refers to the inequality of wages between men and women, to women's lower pensions, weaker opportunities for women to advance compared to men and to numerous other examples of discrimination against women in the labor market. The aim of this paper is to show the problem of gender economic inequality that is present in the European Union and in the Republic of Croatia, and the measures that can help to eliminate the said problem. The conceptual definition of gender economic inequality, the advantages of economic equalization of men and women, theories of gender economic inequality and the justified difference in wages between men and women will be discussed. Gender economic inequality in the European Union and the Republic of Croatia is processed and supported by statistical data. Special attention will be paid to measures for its removal. Considering the efforts of the European Union and the Republic of Croatia, some progress has been made, but we are still far from complete gender equality in the economic sector. At the very end, there is a conclusion with author’s opinion on the topic