THE IMPACT OF GENDER GAP INTO HOURLY WAGES: A STUDY BASED ON PRIVATE SECTOR COMPANIES IN SRI LANKA

Abstract

Most of the researchers are examining the wage gap between males and females. Most number of researchers is saying that many firms have this kind of issues regarding the gender gap impact into hourly wages. As a third world country, it is very important to examine the impact of gender gap into hourly wages in Sri Lanka. In this study the researcher has used a sample of three thousand employees of private sector companies in Sri Lanka to evaluate the salary difference of males and females. The data has been collected by using a questioner through online method. Working hours, income and other demographic information were collected for the analysis. Different statistical methods were used to evaluate the data. According to this study, the test p-value is higher than the 0.05 significance value. Mean hourly wage of the men and female around 524 and 550 accordingly. According to the test statistic values, the hourly wage of men and female are different, and according to the mean values of the two groups, women earn morethan men.