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Title: Occupational Characteristics and the Male-Female Income Differential
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McLaughlin, Steven D. |
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Occupational Characteristics and the Male-Female Income Differential Ph.D. Dissertation, Washington State University, 1975 Cohort(s): Mature Women Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning Keyword(s): Earnings; Family Background and Culture; Husbands; Occupational Attainment; Schooling; Wives The major findings of this research are that: (1) the extent to which married women participate in the labor force is a function of family composition; (2) the labor force participation of married men is independent of the family; (3) the nature of the occupations within which married men and women work is independent of family composition; (4) males earn more than females via their participation in the labor force controlling for the nature of the occupation within which they work, their education, and their experience; (5) the intellectual skill dimension of occupations is the most important determinant of income for both sexes; (6) within categories of education and experience men earn over twice as much as women for the intellectual skill dimension of their occupation; (7) every year of formal education yields an average yearly income gain for men which is almost twice as large as the corresponding income gain for women; and (8) labor force experience has an approximately equal net effect on the incomes of men and women. The implications of these findings for the "equal pay for equal work" issue and for change directed social-economic policy are discussed. |
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McLaughlin, Steven D. Occupational Characteristics and the Male-Female Income Differential. Ph.D. Dissertation, Washington State University, 1975. |