Women earn less than men overall, but the gender pay gap is smaller in occupations with a higher ratio of male employees, according to study of over 6,000 Germans
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Women earn less than men overall, but the gender pay gap is smaller in occupations with a higher ratio of male employees, according to study of over 6,000 Germans
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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0270343
Article Title: The gender pay gap is smaller in occupations with a higher ratio of men: Evidence from a national panel study
Author Countries: Germany
Funding: The first author (S.S.) received internal funding by an equal opportunities grant from the equal opportunities office at the University of Bamberg (Grant Number: BA-07022021; see https://www.uni-bamberg.de/en/frauenbeauftragte/support-and-financial-aid-provided-by-the-womens-representatives/step-by-step/). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. There was no additional external funding received for this study.
Journal
PLoS ONE
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0270343
Article Title
The gender pay gap is smaller in occupations with a higher ratio of men: Evidence from a national panel study
Article Publication Date
6-Jul-2022
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.