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Title: Aiming High

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2016

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Abstract: This study investigates how veteran status influences earnings for working-age American women. Recent increases in womens participation in the U.S. military mean that the proportion of female veterans is rising and is forecast to increase over the next 30 years. Yet we still know relatively little about the relationship between womens military experience and later labor-market outcomes. Drawing on American Community Survey data from 2008 to 2010 and employing a new set of occupational categories better suited to veterans, we investigate how occupation and race/ethnicity influence the effect of veteran status on womens earnings. Findings corroborate previous support for the bridging hypothesis in two ways. First, veterans are overrepresented in higher paying occupations and underrepresented in the lowest paying ones, partially accounting for their higher earnings. Second, military experience particularly enhances the earnings of disadvantaged race/ethnic minority women.

Url: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0095327X16682044

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Authors: Padavic, Irene; Prokos, Anastasia

Periodical (Full): SAGE Journals

Issue: 2

Volume: 43

Pages: 368-386

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Gender, Labor Force and Occupational Structure

Countries: United States