Inhalt: "This article uses a nationally representative data set to determine the role of glass
ceiling barriers and cohort effects on the earnings differences between women and
men in an elite and growing group of professionals: Scientists and engineers. It draws
on national data gathered in four surveys during the 1990s for cohorts graduating
between 1955 and 1990. Results indicate a continuing pay gap net of human capital,
family status, and occupational characteristics that was not fully explained by either
cohort effects or the glass ceiling. The authors suggest that the gender pay gap in
these fields results from several unmeasured barriers that neither worsen across the
life cycle nor become less problematic for recent cohorts. Improvements will require
continued attention to discriminatory barriers." (author's abstract)|
Schlagwörter:Einkommensunterschied; Diskriminierung; Beruf; Lebensplanung
CEWS Kategorie:Arbeitswelt und Arbeitsmarkt, Geschlechterverhältnis
Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz