GENDER INEQUALITY IN HEALTHCARE IN TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT AND REMUNERATION: LEGAL MEANS OF OVERCOMING THE PROBLEM

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The aim: To determine the nature of gender inequalities in the field of healthcare according to the criteria of employment and remuneration and to outline legal means to overcome this problem. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Materials and methods: Reports of international organizations (World Health Organization, International Labour Organization, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development); Ukrainian non-governmental organizations' reports and statistics of the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. The study is based on theoretical and empirical methods. CONCLUSION: Conclusions: To overcome the problems associated with gender inequality in healthcare, we need to use legal means intended to implement the concept of decent work for women who work in the medical profession. This concept should include: removing barriers of women's employment in healthcare, support to women's careers and gender parity on management positions at healthcare facilities; establishing the minimum wage of healthcare employees at the level of the average wage in the country; creation of a specific entity (e.g. commission) to consider cases of gender discrimination against women in the healthcare sector; establishing salary bonuses for women-healthcare employees who have children, and other legal mechanisms.