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Title: Marriage and the Motherhood Wage Penalty Among African Americans, Hispanics, and Whites

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2007

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Abstract: This study draws on data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (N = 5,929) to analyze the moderating effects of race and marriage on the motherhood wage penalty. Fixed effects models reveal that for Hispanic women, motherhood is not associated with a wage penalty. For African Americans, only married mothers with more than 2 children pay a wage penalty. For Whites, all married mothers pay a wage penalty, as do all never-married mothers and divorced mothers with 1 or 2 children. These findings imply that racial differences in the motherhood wage penalty persist even for women with similar marital statuses, and they suggest that patterns of racial stratification shape womens family experiences and labor market outcomes.

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Authors: Glauber, Rebecca

Periodical (Full): Journal of Marriage and Family

Issue: 4

Volume: 69

Pages: 951-961

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Family and Marriage, Race and Ethnicity

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