Gender pay gap recap

from Economics Explored · host Benjamin Scott, Gene Tunny

Why is there a gender pay gap - i.e. why do women earn less than men on average? To what extent is it due to working in different types of jobs, levels of experience or education, or discrimination and biases? Economics Explained host Gene Tunny discusses the evidence with his colleague Benjamin Scott, Research Officer at Adept Economics. Resources mentioned in the discussion include:Blau and Kahn JEL article on the gender wage gapRoss Guest on the Real Gender Pay GapKPMG She's Price(d)less reportLeonora Risse on the gender pay gap interviewAndrew Leigh's video Underpaid & Over ItAustralian Government Workplace Gender Equality Agency on the gender pay gap

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The gender pay gap: what we know and don't know

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