The “child penalty” creates most of the gender earnings gaps in rich countries
Jin, M., Landais, C.
, Sevilla Sanz, A. S.
& Dodds, A.
(8 March 2024)
The “child penalty” creates most of the gender earnings gaps in rich countries.
LSE Business Review.
After having children, women tend to change their working hours and wage rates, and even transition to new jobs. This phenomenon, known as the child penalty, explains the bulk of the gender earnings gap in developed countries. Myung Jin outlines key points raised by economists Camille Landais and Almudena Sevilla and Labour MP Anneliese Dodds during the “Women, work and economics” event hosted by the Centre for Economic Performance.
| Item Type | Blog post |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2024 The Author(s) |
| Departments |
LSE > Academic Departments > Economics LSE > Academic Departments > Social Policy |
| Date Deposited | 29 Apr 2024 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/122668 |
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- https://www.lse.ac.uk/economics/people/faculty/camille-landais (Author)
- https://www.lse.ac.uk/social-policy/people/academic-staff/Professor-Almudena-Sevilla (Author)
- https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2024/03/08/the-child-penalty-creates-most-of-the-gender-earnings-gaps-in-rich-countries-1/
- https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/ (Official URL)
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