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Shrinking gender gap is not purely due to womens' advances; also reflects males' decline

Topic: Workplace

Source

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 Analysis

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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)