Women’s Evolving Careers Helped Shrink the Gender Pay Gap

Oksana Leukhina and Amy Smaldone

On the Economy from Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Abstract: The narrowing of the gender pay gap since the 1970s appears to be linked to women increasing their labor force attachment and shifting to higher-paying occupations.

Keywords: gender pay gap; women's labor force participation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-05-16
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