WHY THE GENDER-GAP IN WAGES NARROWED IN THE 1980S

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: ONEILL, J; POLACHEK, S
• 署名单位: State University of New York (SUNY) System; SUNY Maritime College; Binghamton University, SUNY
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF LABOR ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0734-306X
• DOI: 10.1086/298323
• 发表日期: 1993
• 页码: 205-228
• 关键词: women; earnings; FAMILY

摘要

Since 1976 the gender gap in wages on average declined by about 1 % per year. This article focuses on identifying the factors underlying this trend. Three data sets are analyzed-the Current Population Survey, the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, and the National Longitudinal Survey. We find that convergence in measurable work-related characteristics (schooling and work experience) explains one-third to one-half the narrowing. The remainder is attributable to a relative increase in women's returns to experience as well as to declining wages in blue-collar work and other factors.