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Employers and the gender wage gap

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  • John Forth

    (Bayes Business School at City, University of London, and IZA)

  • Nikolaos Theodoropoulos

    (University of Cyprus)

Abstract

In most developed countries, women have closed the gap in educational attainment and labor market experience, yet gender wage gaps persist. This has led to an increased focus on the role of employers and employment practices. In particular, research has focused on the types of workplace where men and women work, their promotion prospects and the extent to which they are rewarded differently for similar work. Understanding the relative importance of these features, and the mechanisms that generate them, is necessary to design effective policy responses.

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  • John Forth & Nikolaos Theodoropoulos, 2023. "Employers and the gender wage gap," IZA World of Labor, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), pages 511-511, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:iza:izawol:journl:2023:n:511
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    Keywords

    sorting; bargaining; discrimination; promotion; motherhood; flexibility;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • H55 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Social Security and Public Pensions
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • M52 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Compensation and Compensation Methods and Their Effects
    • M54 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Labor Management

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