Pardon My Ignorance Episode 2: How the Gender Wage Gap Is Caused

Pardon My Ignorance Episode 2: How the Gender Wage Gap Is Caused I have always been curious as to why the gender wage gap exists. What causes it? Is there a consistent wage gap across all industries? Exactly how much do women make compared to men? To shed some light on this phenomenon, I am joined by Dr. Kirsten Cornelson, assistant professor of economics at the University of Notre Dame. What I came to realize in the conversation is how complex an issue the wage gap is. We explore a plethora of factors that contribute to the wage gap. Conversation Timeline: 2:11 - Stat: Women earn $0.79 for every $1.00 a man earns. How is that figure calculated? 7:33 - How educational choices impact career trajectories 11:55 - What kinds of time demands come with jobs typically chosen by men vs. women? 17:33 - Gender assignment at an early age and how it can impact career choices later in life 25:23 - How abilities and preferences affect the labour market 33:45 - How and why the wage gap varies in certain industries 37:19 - How does the business of ‘people skills’ affect the wage gap? 39:57 - The role of discrimination in the wage gap 52:06 - Household responsibilities and the family role 1:07:26 - How broader economics would be affected by gender pay equality Thanks for listening, leave a comment with any thoughts, and if there were any important questions I didn't ask, pardon my ignorance.

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Pardon My Ignorance Episode 2: How the Gender Wage Gap Is Caused is an episode from Pardon My Ignorance by Lukas Pesa.

This episode is 01:15:29 long.

This episode was published on Aug 31, 2018.

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