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Comparing apples with oranges: revisiting the gender wage gap in an international perspective

"Using a rich and comparable micro-data set, we analyse international differences in gender pay gaps in the private sector for a sample of five European economies: Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Italy and Spain. Using different methods, we examine how wage structure, differences in the distribution...

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Main Authors: Plasman, Robert, Sissoko, Salimata
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Bonn 2004
IZA
Subjects:
comparison
gender
sex discrimination
statistics
wage differential
wage structure
Belgium
Denmark
Ireland
Italy
Spain
Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19126200124919444829-Comparing-apples-with-oranges-.htm
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Summary:"Using a rich and comparable micro-data set, we analyse international differences in gender pay gaps in the private sector for a sample of five European economies: Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Italy and Spain. Using different methods, we examine how wage structure, differences in the distribution of measured characteristics, occupational and industrial segregation contribute to explain the pattern of international differences. Furthermore, we take into account indirect discrimination influencing female occupational and industrial distributions. We find significant impacts of those latter factors on gender differentials. However, the magnitude of their effects varies across countries."
Physical Description:35 p.
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