Artikel

Gender pay gap varies greatly by occupation

The German labor market is characterized by marked occupational segregation between women and men. The median earnings in female dominated occupations are lower than those in male dominated professions. This is one of the reasons for the gender pay gap. However, there are also large differences in earnings between men and women within occupations. These profession-specific gender pay gaps are smaller in professions with a high proportion of employees in the public sector. This finding indicates that more transparency with respect to earnings could reduce the gender pay gap in the private economy.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Journal: DIW Economic Bulletin ; ISSN: 2192-7219 ; Volume: 7 ; Year: 2017 ; Issue: 43 ; Pages: 429-435 ; Berlin: Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)

Classification
Wirtschaft
Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
Subject
gender pay gap
occupational segregation

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Wrohlich, Katharina
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
(where)
Berlin
(when)
2017

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  • Wrohlich, Katharina
  • Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)

Time of origin

  • 2017

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