Arulampalam, Wiji, Booth, Alison L. and Bryan, Mark L.. (2007) Is there a glass ceiling over Europe? Exploring the gender pay gap across the wage distribution. INDUSTRIAL & LABOR RELATIONS REVIEW, 60 (2). pp. 163-186. ISSN 0019-7939

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Abstract

Using harmonized data for the years 1995-2001 from the European Community Household Panel, the authors analyze gender pay gaps by sector across the wage distribution in eleven countries. In estimations that control for the effects of individual characteristics at different points of the distribution, they calculate the part of the gap attributable to differing returns between men and women. The magnitude of the gender pay gap, thus measured, varied substantially across countries and across the public and private sector wage distributions. The gap typically widened toward the top of the wage distribution (the "glass ceiling" effect), and in a few cases it also widened at the bottom (the "slicky floor" effect). The authors suggest that differences in childcare provision and wage setting institutions across EU countries may partly account for the variation in patterns by country and sector.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Journal or Publication Title:	INDUSTRIAL & LABOR RELATIONS REVIEW
Publisher:	INDUSTRIAL LABOR RELAT REV
ISSN:	0019-7939
Date:	January 2007
Volume:	60
Number:	2
Number of Pages:	24
Page Range:	pp. 163-186
Publication Status:	Published
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/32560

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