The Motherhood Wage Gap - What about Job Amenities?
Journal
Labour Economics
ISSN
0927-5371
ISSN-Digital
1879-1034
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2012-01-01
Author(s)
Abstract
Women with children tend to earn lower hourly wages than women without children - a shortfall known as the ‘motherhood wage gap'. While many studies provide evidence for this empirical fact and explore several hypotheses about its causes, the impact of motherhood on job dimensions other than wages has scarcely been investigated. In order to assess changes in women's jobs around motherhood, I use data from the German Socio-Economic Panel and employ a first difference analysis. The results reveal that women when having children accommodate at their original employer primarily through adjustments in working hours. Yet, when changing the employer women adjust their jobs in several dimensions, such as different aspects of the work schedule (working hours, work at night or according to a flexible schedule) as well as the level of stress. Further analysis provides some limited support for the motherhood wage gap being explained by adjustments in the work conditions.
Language
English
Keywords
Motherhood Wage Gap
Compensating Wage Differentials
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area
SEPS - Economic Policy
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Elsevier
Publisher place
Amsterdam
Volume
19
Number
1
Start page
59
End page
67
Pages
9
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
71175
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