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- Title
The Contribution of Intermittent Labour Force Participation to the Gender Wage Differential.
- Authors
Rummery, Sarah
- Abstract
Despite equal pay decisions in 1969 and 1972 a gender wage differential of around 15 per cent exists in 1990. This paper uses information on the number of years worked from the 1984 National Social Science Survey to provide an understanding of the role of intermittent labour force participation in the wage determination process in Australia. Differences in years worked between males and females are shown to account for approximately 40 per cent of the gender wage gap. The analyses also reveal that males receive higher returns for each additional year of schooling than females.
- Subjects
AUSTRALIA; LABOR supply; WAGES
- Publication
Economic Record, 1992, Vol 68, Issue 203, p351
- ISSN
0013-0249
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1475-4932.1992.tb01785.x