THE GENDER WAGE GAP IN SPAIN FROM A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE (C. 1850-1975): A PROVISIONAL ANALYSIS
Abstract
The main aim of this paper is to show some provisional evidences for male-female wage disparity in the Spanish labour market from c. 1850 to 1975. The goal is to sort the available data, to analyse them all together from a critical perspective and to put forward some ideas on the historical behaviour of gender wage gap. The quantitative evidence provided leads to three main ideas. First, official records have placed women in a subordinate position that does not correspond to their contribution to the production system. Second, female wages have been historically lower than male wages and wage differentials by sex remained fairly stable in Spain in the period under study. Third, the gender wage gap has been traditionally accompanied by occupational segregation by industry and by occupational categories. These findings, although incompletes and biased, serve to start a debate on this topic, and to promote new research in this field. In any case, this article aims to recognise women´s labour force in the Spanish economy from a historical perspective.Downloads
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29-12-2014
Vilar Rodríguez, M. (2014). THE GENDER WAGE GAP IN SPAIN FROM A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE (C. 1850-1975): A PROVISIONAL ANALYSIS. Areas. International Social Science Journal, (33), 63–85. Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/areas/article/view/216051
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