Gender, Inequality, and Wages

by Francine D. Blau, Klaus F. Zimmermann, Anne C. Gielen

In all Western societies women earn lower wages on average than men. The gender wage gap has existed for many years, although there have been some important changes over time. This volume of collected papers contains extensive research on progress made by women in the labor market, and the characteristics and causes of remaining gender inequalities. It also covers other dimensions of inequality and their interplay with gender, such as family formation,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199665850
• ISBN13: 9780199665853
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 564 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.7" x 8.5"