Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
07 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in discrimination, gender, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice Tags: compensating differences, gender wage gap
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, slightly more than half of all mothers were in the labour force. These women worked, on average, 24 hours per week for a little more than $10 per hour.
Today, 85 percent of all daughters are employed, and they work 10 additional hours per week and earn $9 more per hour.
via Women’s Work: The Economic Mobility of Women Across a Generation.
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