[PDF] Gender Differences In Earnings Among Young Adults Entering The Labor Market eBook

Author : Suzanne B. Clery
Publisher :
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 40,36 MB
Release : 1998-03
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ISBN : 9780160495038

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This analysis considers two factors that might have contributed to the earnings gap between men and women. Women were more likely than men to interrupt their careers for an extended period of time to take care of young children, and women were also more likely than men to prepare for jobs that historically have lower income potential. This report examines earnings of men and women who worked consistently by their education level and the gender dominance of major field of study. Glossary. 24 charts and tables.

Author : Noël Merino
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 30,51 MB
Release : 2014-06-06
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 073777682X

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This volume's collected essays present issues related to the wage gap, including problems with the wage gap between men and women, the wage gap as a rich and poor problem, and the wage gap among races. Essays also debate whether education is key to reducing the wage gap. Students are encouraged to see the validity of divergent opinions, so that they may understand issues inclusively. Fact boxes are included to summarize important information for researchers.

Author : Francine D. Blau
Publisher :
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 49,65 MB
Release : 2007
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ISBN :

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Using detailed information on the career plans and earnings expectations of college business school seniors, we test the hypothesis that women who plan to work intermittently choose jobs with lower rewards to work experience in return for lower penalties for labor force interruptions. We find that while men and women expect similar starting salaries, women anticipate considerably lower earnings in subsequent years, even under the assumption of continuous employment after leaving school. While it is also true that women in the sample plan to work fewer years than men, these differences do not explain the observed gender differences in expected earnings profiles. We also find no evidence that gender differences in expected earnings have any effect on the number of years these women plan to be in the labor market.

Author : Mr.Jonathan David Ostry
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 46,66 MB
Release : 2018-10-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1484379721

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While progress has been made in increasing female labor force participation (FLFP) in the last 20 years, large gaps remain. The latest Fund research shows that improving gender diversity can result in larger economic gains than previously thought. Indeed, gender diversity brings benefits all its own. Women bring new skills to the workplace. This may reflect social norms and their impact on upbringing and social interactions, or underlying differences in risk preference and response to incentives for example. As such, there is an economic benefit from diversity, that is from bringing women into the labor force, over and above the benefit resulting from more (male) workers. The study finds that male and female labor are imperfect substitutes in production, and therefore gender differences in the labor force matter. The results also imply that standard models, which ignore such differences, understate the favorable impact of gender inclusion on growth, and misattribute to technology a part of growth that is actually caused by women’s participation. The study further suggests that narrowing gender gaps benefits both men and women, because of a boost to male wages from higher FLFP. The paper also examines the role of women in the process of sectoral reallocation from traditional agriculture to services and the resulting effect on productivity and growth. Because FLFP is relatively high in services, sectoral reallocation along development paths serves to boost gender parity and productivity.