Between‐firm sorting and parenthood wage gaps in the US service sector
We show for the first time that in a major U.S. industry, mothers are segregated in low-paying firms compared to women without children, while fathers are paid more than men without children in the same firms. Our findings largely do not tell a story of parents voluntarily choosing between wages and job quality, instead calling for more research on firm practices.
Authors
- Daniel Schneider (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6786-0302)
- Kristen Harknett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8379-8393)
- Charlotte O'Herron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7662-1848)
Institutions
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Harvard University Press (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Marriage and the Family
- Published
- 2024-10-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.13041
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Work-Family Balance Challenges
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.26
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Russell Sage Foundation
- William T. Grant Foundation
- National Institute on Aging
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health