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Submitted January 14, 2021
Published 2021-01-13

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Vol. 8 No. 1 (2021): Revista Colón Ciencias, Tecnología y Negocios

Labor market in Panamanian public sector with a gender perspective: Discrimination?


DOI https://doi.org/10.48204/j.colonciencias.v8n1a2

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DOI: 10.48204/j.colonciencias.v8n1a2

Published: 2021-01-13

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Fruto de Santana, O., & Leal C., L. R. (2021). Labor market in Panamanian public sector with a gender perspective: Discrimination?. Revista Colón Ciencias, Tecnología Y Negocios, 8(1), 16–34. https://doi.org/10.48204/j.colonciencias.v8n1a2

Abstract

All over the world, in Latin America and in Panama, there is sufficient evidence that shows the existence of discriminatory practices in the labor market against women, who present lower levels of well-being than men, especially in aspects such as employment, income, and vulnerability, despite the trend towards better results. Studies with a gender focus make it possible to access the complexity of the phenomenon being studied and open the possibility of higher levels of awareness and efforts to overcome discriminatory behaviors and policies, so they should be considered as strategies that allow the design, implementation and evaluate public policies aimed at eradicating different types of inequalities. The objective of this study is to demonstrate the behavior of some quantitative characteristics, with a gender perspective, that are registered within the labor market in the Panamanian public sector for the years between 2009 and 2018, inclusive. It has a descriptive approach, and the design is non-experimental, ex post facto. The data analyzed are from a secondary source. The study makes the following assumptions: (1) the proportion of men employed in the Panamanian public sector is higher than that of women and (2) the average salary of men employed in the Panamanian public sector is higher than that earned by the women. In the Panamanian public sector, men represent 50.2% of the total population of the country, and women 49.8%, women occupy 51.4% and men 48.6% of the existing positions in the Panamanian public sector. However, men earn 52.2% of the salaries of said payroll, with 47.8% corresponding to women, results consistent with the assumptions raised. An imbalance was repeatedly found in the economic variables analyzed throughout the period from the gender perspective. It seems that the thesis of possible discrimination in this sector is reinforced.

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