Gender Discrimination in the Labor Market
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Date
2018-01-24Author
Schaffer, David L.
Westenberg, Joseph M.
Soborowicz, Levi
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Show full item recordAbstract
In recent
research,
some
economists
have
suggested
that
most
of
the
remaining
gap
in
wages
between
men
and
women
in
the
U.S.
can
be
explained
by
the
fact
that
women
have
more
family
obligations
than
men, especially
for
childcare
and
eldercare, and
therefore
choose
more flexible
jobs.
However,
these
jobs
pay
less
than
other
similar
jobs
because
workers
are
less
productive
in
jobs
with
greater
flexibility.
So,
women
are
voluntarily
staying
in
these
lower-paying
jobs.
Their
overall
lower
pay
is
not
caused
by
any
type
of
gender
discrimination.
In
this
view,
there
may
be
no
further
need
for
equal
pay
and
affirmative
action
public
policies
in
regards
to
gender.
We
address
one
major
question:
does
the
data
support
this
new
contention?
We
analyze
the
data
using
a
variety
of
statistical
techniques,
and
find
only
weak
support
for
this
theory.
Subject
Gender wage gap
Wages--United States--Social aspects
Wages--United States--Sex differences
Gender discrimination
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