Human Capital, Discrimination, and the Gender Wage Gap in Bangladesh
Human Capital, Discrimination, and the Gender Wage Gap in Bangladesh
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孟加拉国的人力资本、歧视和性别工资差距
DOI：
10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.10.017
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发表时间：
2015
影响因子：
6.9
通讯作者：
M. McGillivray
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文献类型：
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作者：
Salma Ahmed;M. McGillivray
本文调查了1999-2009年期间孟加拉国性别工资差距的变化。在此期间，男女平均工资的差距缩小了31%。本文表明，这一变化的一个关键驱动力是提高女性的教育资格。它还表明，整个工资分配中的性别工资差距在工资分配的低端比在高端缩小得多。报告认为，这主要是因为对妇女的歧视有所减少。还确定了孟加拉国旨在更平等地获得教育和执行同工同酬立法的政策的影响。
This paper investigates changes in the gender wage gap in Bangladesh over the period 1999–2009. The gap in average wages between men and women decreased by 31% over this period. This paper shows that a key driver of this change was an improvement in female educational qualifications. It also demonstrates that the gender wage gap across the wage distribution narrowed much more at the lower end of the wage distribution than at the upper end. It attributes this mainly to a decline in discrimination against women. Implications for policies aimed at more equal access to education and enforcement of equal pay legislation in Bangladesh are also identified.