Arbeitspapier
The evolution of gender gaps in industrialized countries
Women in developed economies have made major inroads in labor markets throughout the past century, but remaining gender differences in pay and employment seem remarkably persistent. This paper documents long-run trends in female employment, working hours and relative wages for a wide cross-section of developed economies. It reviews existing work on the factors driving gender convergence, and novel perspectives on remaining gender gaps. The paper finally emphasizes the interplay between gender trends and the evolution of the industry structure. Based on a shift-share decomposition, it shows that the growth in the service share can explain at least half of the overall variation in female hours, both over time and across countries.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: Working Paper ; No. 782
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
- Thema
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Gender gaps
Demand and supply
Industry structure
Weibliche Arbeitskräfte
Arbeitszeit
Fraueneinkommen
Arbeitsmarktdiskriminierung
Industriestruktur
Shift-Share-Analyse
Industrieländer
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Olivetti, Claudia
Petrongolo, Barbara
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Queen Mary University of London, School of Economics and Finance
- (wo)
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London
- (wann)
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2016
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:45 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Olivetti, Claudia
- Petrongolo, Barbara
- Queen Mary University of London, School of Economics and Finance
Entstanden
- 2016
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