Women's access to positions of responsibility in the civil service and in the private sector in Tunisia.

Summary A pioneer in the consecration of equality between men and women, Tunisia has been an exception in the Arab world since its independence in 1956. However, despite legislation that promotes equality, women employees are underrepresented in the management of the civil service, even though they are as numerous and educated as their male counterparts. The current political upheaval has had a significant impact on women's working lives, including the distribution of wages in the labor market and recruitment patterns, and, in turn, on career opportunities and access to higher-paying jobs. To study the situation of women and the wage gap in the public and private sectors, our approach is essentially empirical. Two models are applied to the 2011 and 2015 national employment surveys in order to calculate the wage gap and provide some answers as to which sector is the most discriminating. Thus, notwithstanding the undeniable achievements, the applicability of equality - between women and men in the labor market - still remains incomplete.