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Title: Overtime Hours Worked: A Missing Factor in Understanding the Gender Wage Gap

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Publication Year: 2022

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Abstract: Contrary to many new initiatives and actions taken, there persists a severe gender wage gap. This is also the case for the profession of economics. When trying to explain this phenomenon we often encounter discussions and research about differences in human capital and family obligations and the fact that women still show a higher rate of workforce interruptions. But in fact, statistical analysis shows these commonly discussed factors account for only a low share of the gender wage gap for economists; the biggest part remains unexplained.* The concept of overtime work and its rewards has the potential to offer a new solution not only for explaining the remaining gap but also for closing it.

Url: https://women-in-economics.com/overtime-hours-worked-a-missing-factor-in-understanding-the-gender-wage-gap/

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Authors: Molitor, Pia

Publisher: The Women in Economics Initiative

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Gender, Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Poverty and Welfare

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