THE DECLINE OF PRIVATE-SECTOR UNIONISM AND THE GENDER WAGE GAP

Authors
EVEN WE MACPHERSON DA
Citation
We. Even et Da. Macpherson, THE DECLINE OF PRIVATE-SECTOR UNIONISM AND THE GENDER WAGE GAP, The Journal of human resources, 28(2), 1993, pp. 279-296
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Economics,"Industrial Relations & Labor
Journal title
The Journal of human resources → ACNP
ISSN journal
0022166X
Volume
28
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
279 - 296
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-166X(1993)28:2<279:TDOPUA>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Between 1973 and 1988, private-sector unionism fell by 9.5 percentage points more for men than women, and the gender wage gap (one minus the ratio of female to male wages) decreased by .09. These trends support two findings: First, unionism fell more slowly for women primarily be cause the probability of unionism fell most rapidly in jobs dominated by males. Second, the greater decline in unionism among males is respo nsible for approximately one-seventh of the .09 decline in the gender wage gap.