Item #278
No direct link between occupational segregation and the pay gap; association is coincidental rather than causal; independent social developments
Topic: IncomeSource
Citation: Women, careers, and work-life preferences, p. 284 Author(s): Hakim Institution(s): London School of Economics Link: http://blog.lib.umn.edu/puot0002/3004/Women,%20careers,%20and%20work-life%20preferences.pdf Nation(s): international Year(s): 2006 Source: Primary Type: Statistical AnalysisDiscussion
Other Notes:Social attitudes, such as patriarchal values, are either unimportant as predictors of behaviour, or else have only a very small marginal impact; there is only a weak link between societal norms and personal preferences and goals