The Gap Remains: Gender and Earnings in Taiwan

Jessica Baraka
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Jessica Baraka: Princeton University

No 221, Working Papers from Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Research Program in Development Studies.

Abstract: The female-male gender gap in earnings in Taiwan has remained nearly constant over the past two decades, despite rapid change in the structure of the labor market. Using data from a series of 17 cross-sectional household surveys, I discuss the shifts that have taken place in the composition of the workforce in Taiwan. I then analyze the gender gap by performing a traditional decomposition of the gap into "explained" and "unexplained" portions, and find that the unexplained portion of the gap has increased substantially over time. I also examine how changes in the overall level of inequality in the economy have contributed to the stability of the gap. Finally, I look at whether the increased relative supply of female workers in Taiwan over time can account for their unchanged relative earnings in the face of increasing relative skills. I find little evidence that women are not treated as substitutes for men in production, but suggestive evidence that discrimination depresses women's earnings in Taiwan.

Keywords: Taiwan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J16 J31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999-07
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