1963年"同工同酬法"和1964年"民权法"是如何塑造性别薪酬差距的
Martha J Bailey1, Thomas Helgerman1, Bryan A Stuart1
1University of California, Los Angeles and National Bureau of Economic Research, United States.
概括
联邦法律,如"同工同酬法",大大提高了女性的工资,尤其是低收入者的工资. 性别工资差距最初的稳定性掩盖了女性的长期工资增长.
科学领域:
- 经济学 经济学 经济学
- 劳动经济学 劳动经济学
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 工资平等法和民权法旨在打击美国基于性别的就业歧视.
- 15年来性别工资差距明显没有变化,这引发了对这项立法有效性的质疑.
研究的目的:
- 重新评估联邦反歧视法对妇女收入的影响.
- 调查20世纪60年代和70年代性别薪酬差距明显稳定的背后原因.
主要方法:
- 利用两种研究设计,采用各州平等工资法律的跨州变化.
- 在职业-工业-国家组细胞中利用1960年性别差距的变化来评估立法发生率.
主要成果:
- 联邦反歧视法,特别是"同工同酬法",推动了女性相对工资的大幅提高.
- 工资增长最明显的是低于中位数的工资收入者,抵消了负面的劳动力市场趋势.
- 短期就业效应是最小的,但中长期观察到女性招聘和晋升的减少.
结论:
- 联邦立法在改善妇女的相对工资方面是有效的,尽管最初的外观.
- 平等工资法案在这些工资提升和随后的招聘/晋升模式中发挥了关键作用.
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