Sex Discrimination and Job Tenure

Sex Discrimination and Job Tenure

WOMEN'S SALARIES TEND TO BE LOWER THAN MEN'S ON JOBS REQUIRING SPECIFIC TRAINING BECAUSE EMPLOYERS THINK THAT THEY WILL NOT STAY ON A JOB LONG ENOUGH TO PROVIDE A GOOD RATE-OF-RETURN ON FIRM-SPECIFIC TRAINING. THIS STUDY FOUND JOB-TENURE TO BE A MINOR, THOUGH STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT SOUR...

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Veröffentlicht in:Industrial relations (Berkeley) 1975-02, Vol.14 (1), p.121-129
1. Verfasser: GAUMER, GARY L.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Sex discrimination
Studies
Tenure
Wages & salaries
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Zusammenfassung:WOMEN'S SALARIES TEND TO BE LOWER THAN MEN'S ON JOBS REQUIRING SPECIFIC TRAINING BECAUSE EMPLOYERS THINK THAT THEY WILL NOT STAY ON A JOB LONG ENOUGH TO PROVIDE A GOOD RATE-OF-RETURN ON FIRM-SPECIFIC TRAINING. THIS STUDY FOUND JOB-TENURE TO BE A MINOR, THOUGH STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT SOURCE OF SEX-WAGE DIFFERENCES. THE EQUATION USED IN THIS STUDY WAS DERIVED FROM MANCKE'S INVESTMENT DEMAND FOR LABOR MODEL. THE SALARY DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN MALES AND FEMALES WAS FOUND TO BE POSITIVELY RELATED TO GENERAL PRODUCTIVITY DIFFERENCES, TENURE DIFFERENTIAL AND RELATIVE OCCUPATIONAL DISPERSION. TABLES.
ISSN:0019-8676
1468-232X
DOI:10.1111/j.1468-232X.1975.tb00079.x