First-Birth Timing and the Motherhood Wage Gap in 140 Occupations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2423937 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Liana Christin Landivar (0000-0001-5141-9344, University of Maryland, College Park, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Socius Sociological Research for a Dynamic World (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2378-0231 • E-ISSN: 2378-0231 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2378023120939424 |
| OpenAlex | W3041130915 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 27 |
Is delayed fertility associated with a reduced motherhood wage gap in all occupations? Using multilevel models and data from the 2011-2015 American Community Survey, O*NET, and the Current Population Survey, I examine whether delayed fertility is associated with a reduced motherhood wage gap in 140 occupations. Delayed childbearing is one strategy women use to mitigate the motherhood wage penalty. Findings indicate that mothers in high-earning professional occupations experienced the largest wage penalties with early motherhood but also the largest premiums with delayed childbearing. Although delaying a first birth mitigated the motherhood wage penalty in high-wage occupations requiring extensive career preparation, the majority of women who worked in lower wage occupations with more limited human capital requirements experienced no economic benefit from older motherhood. These results challenge the broader narrative that most women can improve their long-term earnings and partly overcome the structural motherhood wage gap by delaying fertility
Current Population Survey · Demographic economics · Earnings · Economic growth · Economics · Fertility · Human capital · Labour economics · Population · Sociology · Wage · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Work-Family Balance Challenges
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |