Sex Discrimination in the Labor Market

1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-1-933019-47-5
Verlag: Now Publishers

Buch, Englisch, Band 8, 80 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Foundations and Trends® in Microeconomics

Women have made huge advances relative to men in the labor force, occupational status, and educational attainment, but women continue to earn less than men. While the gender pay gap has narrowed, a substantial gap remains. Sex Discrimination in the Labor Market examines sources of this pay disparity and the factors that contribute to this gap. Whether sex discrimination plays a role in the gender pay gap is a topic of considerable debate. Many researchers question the role of discrimination and attribute the residual pay gap to gender differences in preferences, especially with respect to balancing work with family responsibilities. Sex Discrimination in the Labor Market shows that sex discrimination contributes to the unexplained gender pay gap, which is consistent with high profile sex discrimination litigation suggesting continuing bias in the labor market on the basis of sex.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction. 2. Background on labor force participation, earnings, and occupation 3. Measuring pay disparities 4. Occupational segregation 5. Turnover 6. Children and housework 7. Compensating differentials 8. Differences in content of education 9. Evidence on discrimination based on observed productivity or stock market response 10. Concluding comments