The Gender Pay Gap over Women's Working Lifetime

The gender pay gap exists universally but its size might vary from one country to another. A variety of factors cause the gender pay gap but two important ones are occupational segregation and gender discrimination in labour markets. It is common to observe gender differences by occupations and indu...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Son, Hyun H., Kakwani, Nanak
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:Brasil
Recursos:Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da IPEA (RCIpea)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ipea.gov.br:11058/15807
Acesso em linha:https://repositorio.ipea.gov.br/handle/11058/15807
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Gender
Pay
Gap
Women
Lifetime
Descrição
Resumo:The gender pay gap exists universally but its size might vary from one country to another. A variety of factors cause the gender pay gap but two important ones are occupational segregation and gender discrimination in labour markets. It is common to observe gender differences by occupations and industries. These differences imply large variations in the jobs worked by women and men. For instance, female workers are in general more likely to be in clerical and service occupations or professional services such as education and training. (...)