Essays about: "Motherhood Wage Penalty"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Motherhood Wage Penalty.

  1. 1. The Motherhood Penalty in China

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Zhuoyi Sun; [2022]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The aim of this paper is to analyze the current situation of motherhood penalty in China by examining the effects of the number of children on women's wages. Based on data from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) from 2014 to 2018, this paper mainly uses a fixed effects model to conduct the study on the effects of the number of children on women's wages and income for Chinese women aged 18 to 55. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Family Gaps in Pay : Empirical Evidence From Japan

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Linda Svedmark; [2021]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Japan has the second largest gender wage gap among the OECD nations and is falling behind in the progress of gender equality. As research indicates that parenthood greatly contributes to the gender wage gap, this thesis quantifies the magnitudes of the Japanese family pay gaps among women and men and examines which factors mainly contribute to their existence. READ MORE

  4. 3. Is the Glass Ceiling a Motherhood Ceiling After All?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Karolina Jennings; [2019]
    Keywords : gender inequality; gender pay gap; child penalty; fertility; South Korea; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : South Korea has the highest gender pay gap and the lowest fertility rate in the OECD (OECD Data, n.y.). Gender equity theory suggests that there is a link between high gender inequality and low fertility, as women struggle to have both a career and a family. READ MORE

  5. 4. Is the Glass Ceiling a Motherhood Ceiling After All?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Karolina Jennings; [2019]
    Keywords : gender inequality; gender pay gap; child penalty; fertility; South Korea; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : South Korea has the highest gender pay gap and the lowest fertility rate in the OECD (OECD Data, n.y.). Gender equity theory suggests that there is a link between high gender inequality and low fertility, as women struggle to have both a career and a family. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Motherhood penalty

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Louise Östvik; [2018]
    Keywords : The Motherhood Penalty; The Motherhood Wage Penalty; Gender Inequality; Gender Wage Gap; The United States; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to unveil what constitutes the Motherhood Wage Penalty, a phenomenon that according to recent research makes up a majority of the gender wage gap we observe on the labor market. More specifically, the ambition is to try to explain how motherhood affects working women and if it is possible to rule out other possible explanations for the gender pay gap, such as education and hours worked, other than motherhood itself - which would indicate that there are elements of the gender wage gap that are structural and discriminatory. READ MORE