Arbeitspapier
Gender Gaps and the Structure of Local Labor Markets
In this paper we discuss some strands of the recent literature on the evolution of gender gaps and their driving forces. We will revisit key stylized facts about gender gaps in employment and wages in a few high-income countries. We then discuss and build on one gender-neutral force behind the rise in female employment, namely the rise of the service economy, which is also closely related to the polarization of female employment and to the geographic distribution of jobs, which is expected to be especially relevant for female employment prospects. We finally turn to currently debated causes of remaining gender gaps and discuss existing evidence on labor market consequences of women's heavier caring responsibilities in the household. In particular, we highlight how women's stronger distaste for commuting time may feed into gender pay gaps by making women more willing to trade o steeper wage gains for shorter commutes.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 13143
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
- Subject
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gender gaps
industry structure
local labor markets
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Petrongolo, Barbara
Ronchi, Maddalena
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
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Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
- (where)
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Bonn
- (when)
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2020
- Handle
- Last update
- 10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Petrongolo, Barbara
- Ronchi, Maddalena
- Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Time of origin
- 2020
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