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A Rationale for the Study of Intersectional Wage Discrimination

In: Intersectionality and Discrimination

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  • Roger White

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We begin with a brief discussion of the relationship between social justice and economic justice. This is followed by a presentation of persistent differences in U.S. labor market outcomes. Specifically, we identify significant differences in unemployment rates and hourly wages across race- and sex-based classifications, respectively. We then present unadjusted wage gaps (i.e., raw differences in average hourly wage rates) for several worker groups that correspond to the non-productive personal characteristics we consider in this study. These characteristics include Hispanic ethnicity, nativity, race, and sex. Having motivated our study, we introduce intersectionality and our primary research question: Is wage discrimination intersectional? This is followed by a discussion of why we use the term “discrimination” when referring to differences in wage rates that cannot be explained by differences in workers’ productive characteristics. We conclude the chapter with a roadmap for the remainder of the book.

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  • Roger White, 2023. "A Rationale for the Study of Intersectional Wage Discrimination," Springer Books, in: Intersectionality and Discrimination, chapter 0, pages 3-22, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-26125-1_1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-26125-1_1
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