Do Stepmothers Pay a Wage Penalty

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2348439
AutoresMelissa D Day (0000-0001-5856-1685, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA, autor de correspondencia), Rebecca Glauber (0000-0003-2397-576X, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA)
Año2023
Volumen44
Número9
Páginas2280-2306
Fecha de publicación2023-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Family Issues (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0192-513X • E-ISSN: 1552-5481
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0192513x221087723
OpenAlexW4293063115
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas52

There is an abundance of research on the motherhood wage penalty, but few studies have looked at stepmotherhood and its association with women's work hours, labor market experience, and wages. Using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (1979-2016) this study presents results of descriptive statistics and fixed effects regressions. We find that married residential stepmotherhood is a relatively transitory experience. Further, the transition to parenthood was associated with a reduction in all women's time at work, but was smaller for stepmothers and larger for biological mothers. Compared to married biological mothers, residential stepmothers spent more time at work, accumulated more labor market experience, and did not pay a motherhood wage penalty. These results broaden our understanding of how different pathways to motherhood may impact the nature of women's relationships with their children, and in turn, other aspects of women's lives including women's work-family experiences

Demographic economics · Economics · Labour economics · National Longitudinal Surveys · Wage · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges