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Explaining the Gender Salary Gap for the Educated

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  • Mary Ellen Benedict

    (Bowling Green State University)

  • David McClough

    (Ohio Northern University)

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Closing the gender pay gap represents gains relative to men. Persistence of a gender wage gap represents an injustice if women are denied employment opportunities afforded to men or are paid less than men to perform identical work. This study uses the 1993, 2003, and 2010 National Survey of College Graduates to examine the gender salary gap. The study confirms that men earn more than women after controlling for demographic, human capital, and occupational variables. The gap has remained relatively constant during the period 1993-2010. The paper assesses occupational segregation, "feminization", and compensating differentials. Occupation and occupational segregation explain some of the gap. Women entering male-dominated occupations experience salary gains, while women entering occupations dominated by women experience salary declines. Married men receive a premium, whereas married women with children appear penalized. Several factors affect the gender pay gap, not all of which are economic in nature.

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  • Mary Ellen Benedict & David McClough, 2020. "Explaining the Gender Salary Gap for the Educated," Journal of Economic Insight, Missouri Valley Economic Association, vol. 46(1), pages 15-50.
    • Handle: RePEc:mve:journl:v:46:y:2020:i:1:p:15-50
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    1. Tan, Xiujie & Liu, Yishuang & Dong, Hanmin & Zhang, Zhan, 2022. "The effect of carbon emission trading scheme on energy efficiency: Evidence from China," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 75(C), pages 506-517.

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    JEL classification:

    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials

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