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Sex Differences in Compensation

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  • Malcolm S. Cohen

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Five hypotheses explaining differences in pay between men and women were examined: wage discrimination, occupational wage levels, job choice and working conditions, fringe benefits, and qualifications and productivity of women. Data were from a 1969 survey of working conditions of American workers. A difference of /$5,000 was found in mean pay between women and men working full time in 1969. The difference was only $2,500 among nonprofessional workers, aged 22-64, with a steady job and working the same number of hours. About 42 percent of the men, compared to 27 percent of the women, reported their jobs exposed them to physical dangers or unhealthy conditions. The most important reason for the difference in the average pay of men and women is the clustering of women in lower paying jobs.

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  • Malcolm S. Cohen, 1971. "Sex Differences in Compensation," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 6(4), pages 434-447.
    • Handle: RePEc:uwp:jhriss:v:6:y:1971:i:4:p:434-447
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    1. Dougherty, Christopher, 2003. "Why is the rate of return to schooling higher for women than for men?," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 20034, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    2. repec:eee:labchp:v:1:y:1986:i:c:p:693-785 is not listed on IDEAS
    3. Howard M. Iams & Arland Thornton, 1975. "Decomposition of Differences," Sociological Methods & Research, , vol. 3(3), pages 341-352, February.
    4. Christopher Dougherty, 2005. "Why Are the Returns to Schooling Higher for Women than for Men?," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 40(4), pages 969-988.
    5. Sugeeta Upadhyay, 2008. "On the Economics of Higher Education in India, With Special Reference to Women," Working Papers id:1694, eSocialSciences.
    6. repec:eee:labchp:v:2:y:1986:i:c:p:1139-1181 is not listed on IDEAS
    7. C Dougherty, 2003. "Why is the Rate of Return to Schooling Higher For Women Than For Men?," CEP Discussion Papers dp0581, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
    8. Paul Hettler, 2007. "The Decomposition of Firm-size Wage Differentials," Journal of Labor Research, Springer, vol. 28(3), pages 477-486, July.

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