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Lowest gender pay gaps are in 3rd- (not 1st-)world countries

Topic: Income

Source

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 Analysis

Discussion

Other Notes:

Interpretation: when no one has any choices when it comes to survival, women will earn just as much as men. When there is room for preference, women earn less