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Gender Roles, Occupational Choice and Gender Wage Differential

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This paper addresses the impact of occupational choice and the perception of gender roles on the gender wage differential. We examine the effect of occupational choice upon the level of wages and investigate the determinants of occupational choice. The evidence supports earlier findings that the wage differential is caused by demand discrimination within occupations. We also conclude that if females had a less traditional attitude towards their role in the labour market they would generate an occupational distribution that would produce a higher wage

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  • Francis Vella, 1993. "Gender Roles, Occupational Choice and Gender Wage Differential," The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 69(4), pages 382-392, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ecorec:v:69:y:1993:i:4:p:382-392
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4932.1993.tb02119.x
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