Intersectionality and labor market outcomes

Olga Alonso-Villar and Coral del Rio Otero

IZA World of Labor, 2025, No 518, 518

Abstract: The privilege or disadvantage of individuals is not determined by a single social identity. The sexual division of labor affects women’s and men’s labor supply, the industries and occupations they enter, their earnings and progress. However, being a racial/ethnic or sexual minority (along with class and age) also influences job opportunities. Evidence shows that minority women’s experiences are unique and jointly determined by their gender and minority status, although the gender effect appears to precede that of minority.

Keywords: wage gaps; occupational segregation; gender; race; ethnicity; nativity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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