Evolution of the gender wage gap in Kazakhstan for 2011-2019 Dr Saule Kemelbayeva, KAZGUU University

The seminar on “Evolution of the gender wage gap in Kazakhstan for 2011-2019”. Dr Saule Kemelbayeva is presenting an academic article, which she co-authored.
Dr Saule Kemelbayeva has PhD in Economics from Newcastle University. She is a Dean of the International School of Economics at M. Narikbayev KAZGUU University.
The article is Saule Kemelbayeva’s joint research work with Natalya Yemelina and Sergey Roshchin (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow).
The main results of the research are: the gender wage gap has been persistent equaling 27%; it has been exacerbated by the growing industrial segregation. Most surprisingly is that the highest gender wage gap has been found in the metropolis cities of Kazakhstan, Almaty and Nur-Sultan.

The article is Saule Kemelbayeva’s joint research work with Natalya Yemelina and Sergey Roshchin (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow).
We examine the gender wage gap in Kazakhstan over the period 2011-2019. It was found to be persistent and stable during this period at a level of 27%, however, the decomposition suggests the increasing negative effect of growing industrial segregation which is not compensated for by a relatively better and improving human capital of females. Unsurprisingly, the highest gender gap is documented in more industrialised and economically successful provinces and the lowest gap, that is, in the poorest and predominantly agricultural ones. In Nur-Sultan and Almaty our findings suggest the existence of vertical segregation and discrimination. Thus, the policy aimed at narrowing down gender inequalities in Kazakhstan's labour market should seek to equalise industrial disparities and segregation and account for regional disparities.

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