Understanding the Distributional Characteristics of the Gender Net Income Gap in Türkiye

Zeynep Gizem Can

Fiscaoeconomia, 2025, issue s1

Abstract: This paper evaluates the gender income gap in Türkiye through an integrated analysis encompassing employment, wage, and occupational segmentation dimensions, as well as the effects of the tax-benefit system. Utilizing a microsimulation model combining a national tax-benefit framework with an income generation model, this study conducts counterfactual simulations to estimate gender income disparities absent market-related gaps. Findings reveal a significant gender gap of 71% in market income, narrowing to 67.5% when taxes and benefits are included. The redistributive effects of the tax-benefit system, though present, are limited. Occupational segregation and educational disparities, particularly among older and conservative populations, underscore persistent gaps. Addressing Türkiye’s gender gap will require transformative societal shifts in employment norms and sustained progress in educational attainment for women.

Keywords: Gender Gap; Türkiye; Microsimulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J16 J20 J28 J31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.25295/fsecon.1715875

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