The Sex Wage Gap in Japan and Sweden
The Role of Human Capital, Workplace Sex Composition, and Family Responsibility
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2235239 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Johanna Kumlin (Stockholm University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 203-221 |
| Publication date | 2006-12-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0266-7215 • E-ISSN: 1468-2672 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/esr/jcl029 |
| OpenAlex | W1984759133 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 25 |
This study examines sources of the sex wage gap in Sweden and Japan by focusing on the significance of human capital, workplace sex segregation, and family situation using recent and nationwide individual-level data. Contrasting determinants of the sex wage gap in the two advanced countries Japan and Sweden are of interest because these two societies differ significantly in their gender policies and sex structures. The results indicate that human capital factors and women's heavier family responsibilities account for more of the sex wage gap in Japan than in Sweden. Workplace sex segregation, in contrast, accounts for more of the sex wage gap in Sweden compared to Japan. In both countries, about two thirds of the sex wage gap is attributable to sex differences in average return on the explanatory variables.
Art · Capital (architecture) · Composition (language) · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Human capital · Political science · Population · Research methodology · Sex workers · Sociology · Wage · Demography · Gender Studies · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Work-Family Balance Challenges
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2022 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |