Glass ceiling and sticky floors
Hurdles for Mauritian working women
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6059100 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Verena Tandrayen-Ragoobur (0000-0002-8977-754X, University of Mauritius), Rajeev Pydayya (Ministry of Health and Quality of Life) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 452-466 |
| Publication date | 2015-06-15 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Equal Opportunities International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1758-7093 • E-ISSN: 2040-7149 |
| Publisher | Emerald (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1108/edi-08-2014-0064 |
| OpenAlex | W1497260844 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 35 |
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the gender wage differential at different points of the wage distribution. It investigates the existence of glass ceilings and sticky floors in the Mauritian labour market. There is no previous empirical work studying gender inequality in the labour market for the small island economy of Mauritius. Design/methodology/approach – To investigate whether wage differentials are higher at the top or bottom ends of the wage distribution, the authors examine the wage disparities across different quantiles of the wage distribution. The gender wage disparities are assessed using quantile regression and decomposition techniques at the 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th and 90th quantiles. Survey data from the Continuous Multi-Purpose Household Survey from 2006 to 2013 is used. Findings – The results reveal that sticky floors are more pronounced than glass ceilings over the years. Further, for the years 2008, 2010 and 2012, it is noted that at the 75th quantiles, the gender wage differentials started to rise showing glass ceiling effects. The combination of both sticky floors and glass ceilings are characterised by the unexplained factors providing evidence for gender discrimination in the Mauritian labour market. Originality/value – This is the first study analysing the glass ceilings or sticky floors in the Mauritian labour market. Though the research is limited to Mauritius, the latter being a small island economy can serve as a case study for other island economies and also for the African continent
Demographic economics · Econometrics · Economic growth · Economics · Glass ceiling · Inequality · Labour economics · Quantile · Quantile regression · Wage · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Mathematics · Work-Family Balance Challenges
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| Citations per year | 0.6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |