This paper examines gender differences in perceptions of the fairness of one's own pay. Theoretically, we draw on two … so far separate strands of literature, on women's alleged greater tolerance for lower wages ("contented female worker … subjective perceptions of (un)fair pay by comparing them to the actual (un)fairness of someone's pay. The latter is measured as …

. We estimate that the difference in wages among prime age women would be approximately 3% higher if the relationship …

capital on the gender earnings gap, both within cohorts and across cohorts using regression, Oaxaca-Blinder, and Juhn … terms of entering college. On the other hand, the gender earnings gap is reducing among the 1980s birth cohort relative to … younger women, as well as a higher rate of returns on education for women, the gender earnings gap is still large: 20 …

history, one norm widely adhered to in most developed nations has been for men to be the primary breadwinner within mixed-gender … households. As women have entered the labor market in greater numbers and gender wage differentials have declined, female … differences in the ease of access to superior partnership alternatives for women who out-earn their partners. While gender …

This paper analyzes the consequences of the spacing of births for women's subsequent labor income and wages. Spacing … income over a long time period after second birth. Also long-run wages are positively affected, with a more pronounced effect …

findings, my results suggest that a one-year delay has a significantly negative effect on both income and wages. The negative …

we find a raw gender wage gap (GWG) in hourly wages of around 0.18-0.21 log points. The regression-adjusted gap is around … closes because women's wages rise with the share female managers in the workplace while men's wages fall. Panel and …

.1% increase in female wages and a 6.7% decline in male wages. Also, the gender of an executive (a higher level supervisor) has a … lesser impact on wages than the gender of regular supervisors. However, the gender of an executive has a greater impact on …This paper investigates how female leadership affects the gender wage gap in the U. S. federal government. Using a …