Item #239
Shrinking gender gap is not purely due to womens' advances; also reflects males' decline
Topic: WorkplaceSource
Citation: Wayward Sons: the Emerging Gender Gap in Labor Markets and Education, p. 21 Author(s): Autor, Wasserman Institution(s): MIT Link: http://economics.mit.edu/files/8754 Nation(s): United States Year(s): 2013 Source: Primary Type: Statistical AnalysisDiscussion
Other Notes:e.g. - men going from high- to low-paying occupations, males overrepresented in occupations with falling wages, males overrepresentated in labor unions (which have declining influence)