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German stagnation versus Swedish progression: gender wage gaps in comparison, 1960–2006
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- Gärtner, Svenja, 1985 (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälle, Ekonomisk historia,Department of Economy and Society, Economic History
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- 2013-09-30
- 2014
- English.
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In: Scandinavian Economic History Review. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0358-5522 .- 1750-2837. ; 62:2, s. 137-162
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- This article provides a comparative analysis of the development of the gender wage gap inWest Germany and Sweden during the period 1960-2006 Despite the economic similarities including broad social safety nets, the gap has developed differently since 1960. This analysis accounts for micro- and macroeconomic factors and politics and concludes that norms and traditions penetrate institutional settings and ensnare Germany in a cultural trap with regard to gender equality. While Sweden has moved to a two-earner model, German society expects mothers to stay at home. The micro analysis shows that family concerns (e.g. marriage and motherhood) decrease female income in Germany to a far greater extent than do such factors in Sweden, which can be explained in part by deeply held social attitudes.
Subject headings
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Ekonomi och näringsliv -- Ekonomisk historia (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Economics and Business -- Economic History (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- culture
- gender wage gap
- Germany
- Sweden
- welfare state
Publication and Content Type
- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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