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Within-job gender pay inequality in 15 countries

Sociology

Within-job gender pay inequality in 15 countries

A. M. Penner, T. Petersen, et al.

This groundbreaking study reveals that within-job pay differences contribute significantly to the gender pay gap, accounting for as much as half of the overall disparity. Conducted by a team of esteemed researchers including Andrew M. Penner and Are Skeie Hermansen, this analysis draws from linked employer-employee data across 15 countries, uncovering substantial insights into gender-based pay differences that challenge prior research conclusions.

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Abstract
Existing research suggests that the gender pay gap is primarily due to occupational segregation. This study uses linked employer-employee data from 15 countries to demonstrate that within-job pay differences remain substantial and account for a significant portion of the overall gender pay gap, contradicting previous findings. The study finds that within-job gender pay gaps range from 7% to 26% across the countries studied, typically accounting for about half of the overall gender pay gap.
Publisher
Nature Human Behaviour
Published On
Feb 01, 2023
Authors
Andrew M. Penner, Trond Petersen, Are Skeie Hermansen, Anthony Rainey, István Boza, Marta M. Elvira, Olivier Godechot, Martin Hällsten, Lasse Folke Henriksen, Feng Hou, Aleksandra Kanjuo Mrčela, Joe King, Naomi Kodama, Tali Kristal, Alena Křížková, Zoltán Lippényi, Silvia Maja Melzer, Eunmi Mun, Paula Apascaritei, Dustin Avent-Holt, Nina Bandelj, Gergely Hajdu, Jiwook Jung, Andreja Poje, Halil Sabancı, Mirna Safi, Matthew Soener, Donald Tomaskovic-Devey, Zaibu Tufail
Tags
gender pay gap
occupational segregation
pay differences
employer-employee data
cross-country analysis

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