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Gender, inequality, and wages /

In all Western societies women earn lower wages on average than men. The gender wage gap has existed for years, although there have been some important changes over time. This collection of revised papers contains extensive research on progress made by women in the labor market and the characteristi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blau, Francine D.
Other Authors: Gielen, Anne C., Zimmermann, Klaus F.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Series:IZA prize in labor economics series.
Subjects:
Wages > Women > Western countries.
Sex discrimination in employment > Western countries.
Race discrimination > Western countries.
Social classes > Western countries.
Equal pay for equal work > Western countries.
Salaires > Femmes > Occident.
Discrimination sexuelle dans l'emploi > Occident.
Discrimination raciale > Occident.
Classes sociales > Occident.
Égalité de rémunération > Occident.
Equal pay for equal work
Race discrimination
Sex discrimination in employment
Social classes
Wages > Women
Western countries
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:In all Western societies women earn lower wages on average than men. The gender wage gap has existed for years, although there have been some important changes over time. This collection of revised papers contains extensive research on progress made by women in the labor market and the characteristics and causes of remaining gender inequalities.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191745805
0191745804