Why women do not ask: Gender differences in fairness perceptions of own wages and subsequent wage growth
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Why women do not ask : Gender differences in fairness perceptions of own wages and subsequent wage growth. / Pfeifer, Christian; Stephan, Gesine.
In: Cambridge Journal of Economics, Vol. 43, No. 2, bey035, 29.03.2019, p. 295-310.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Why women do not ask
T2 - Gender differences in fairness perceptions of own wages and subsequent wage growth
AU - Pfeifer, Christian
AU - Stephan, Gesine
PY - 2019/3/29
Y1 - 2019/3/29
N2 - This article analyses gender differences in fairness perceptions of own wages and subsequent wage growth. The main finding is that women perceive their wage more often as fair if controls for hourly wage rates, individual and job-related characteristics are taken into account. Furthermore, the gender difference is more pronounced for married than for single women. This points to the fact that social norms, gender roles and gender identity are at least partly responsible for the gap in fairness perceptions. Further analysis shows that individuals, who perceive their wage as unfair, experience larger wage growth in subsequent years. An explanation would be that a wage perceived as unfair triggers negotiations for a better wage or induces individuals to search for better-paid work. Thus, differences in fair own wage perceptions can contribute to explain the nowadays still persistent gender wage gap.
AB - This article analyses gender differences in fairness perceptions of own wages and subsequent wage growth. The main finding is that women perceive their wage more often as fair if controls for hourly wage rates, individual and job-related characteristics are taken into account. Furthermore, the gender difference is more pronounced for married than for single women. This points to the fact that social norms, gender roles and gender identity are at least partly responsible for the gap in fairness perceptions. Further analysis shows that individuals, who perceive their wage as unfair, experience larger wage growth in subsequent years. An explanation would be that a wage perceived as unfair triggers negotiations for a better wage or induces individuals to search for better-paid work. Thus, differences in fair own wage perceptions can contribute to explain the nowadays still persistent gender wage gap.
KW - Economics
KW - Fairness
KW - Gender differences
KW - Social norms
KW - Wage growth
KW - Wages
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85064134413&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1093/cje/bey035
DO - 10.1093/cje/bey035
M3 - Journal articles
VL - 43
SP - 295
EP - 310
JO - Cambridge Journal of Economics
JF - Cambridge Journal of Economics
SN - 0309-166X
IS - 2
M1 - bey035
ER -