This article estimates the extent of income underreporting by households with business
income relative to households of wage earners in Estonia. It uses a modified version of the …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to better understand the possible reasons behind
gender pay disparities, focussing on the unique features of male and female human capital …

Estonia has the highest gender wage gap in the European Union and the highest degree of
gender segregation by occupation and industry. Previous studies have found that most of …

Recent studies on socio-spatial polarization and post-socialist spaces increasingly propose
the use of postcolonial theory. Following this proposal, the paper attempts to make the …

The chapter analyses recent developments of the Estonian social protection model. Five
main social policy domains are reviewed: old-age policy, labour market and unemployment …

Having a child can have a heavy toll on parents' earnings, especially in the first years after
childbirth, with mothers often being more affected than fathers. This is particularly true in the …

In comparison with its Nordic neighbours, the post-Soviet Estonia, with its fair share of
deeply rooted gender stereotypes and dominant heteronormativity, does not live up to the …

This dissertation investigates the historical and institutional context in the Baltics and its
relation to female entrepreneurship. First, it focuses on informal institutions that form an …

Women's participation in paid employment is essential for economic and social progress.
This article aims to analyze the employment and economic activity of women in Kazakhstan …

Soolise võrdõiguslikkuse taotlemisel lähtutakse põhimõttest, et naistel ja meestel on
võrdsed õigused, kohustused, võimalused ja vastutus nii hariduse omanda misel kui ka …