Journal article
A Review of the Motherhood Wage Penalty in the United States
Sociology compass, Vol.7(4), pp.328-342
04/01/2013
DOI: 10.1111/soc4.12031
Abstract
On average, mothers earn lower wages than childless women. This well-established finding is referred to as the "motherhood penalty.'' In this review, we summarize the main theoretical explanations for the motherhood penalty, and briefly discuss which theories have received empirical support. We evaluate research that explores variation in the motherhood penalty by important demographic and job-related characteristics. Additionally, we highlight recent methodological advances used to estimate the penalty. The review concludes with suggestions for future research in this area.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A Review of the Motherhood Wage Penalty in the United States
- Creators
- Margaret Gough - Harvard University ,Mary Noonan - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Sociology compass, Vol.7(4), pp.328-342
- DOI
- 10.1111/soc4.12031
- ISSN
- 1751-9020
- eISSN
- 1751-9020
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 15
- Grant note
- National Science Foundation-American Sociological Association Postdoctoral Fellowship T32 HD007339 / NICHD at the University of Michigan
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/01/2013
- Academic Unit
- Sociology and Criminology; Center for Social Science Innovation
- Record Identifier
- 9984306248802771
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