The structure of the female earnings gap in Hong Kong

Document Type

Journal article

Source Publication

Hong Kong Economic Papers

Publication Date

1-1-1994

Issue

23

First Page

15

Last Page

29

Abstract

The difference in earnings between the sexes is significant and pervasive in Hong Kong. The 1986 By-Census data reveals that full-time female workers on average earn 34 per cent less than men. Differences in characteristics of the male and female labor force account for about one-fifth of the raw earnings gap. The female earnings gap tends to be relatively large for people in high earnings brackets - a manifestation of the glass ceiling. Human capital theory explains some but not all variations in the earnings gap across socio-economic variables.

Print ISSN

00184578

Publisher Statement

Copyright © 1994 Asian Research Service

Language

English

Recommended Citation

Lui, H.-K., & Suen, W. (1994). The structure of the female earnings gap in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Economic Papers, (23), 15-29.

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