Maternity Risk and the Lesbian Pay Gap: Evidence from the U.S. Decennial Census and American Community Survey

Maternity Risk and the Lesbian Pay Gap: Evidence from the U.S. Decennial Census and American Community Survey

Prior research from the U.S. and abroad reveals a sizable lesbian earnings advantage over otherwise-similar heterosexual women. Using data from the 2000 U.S. Census and 2005-2010 American Community Surveys, we estimate traditional earnings equations and find robust evidence of a lesbian premium, cor...

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Main Author: Skilling, Hayden
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. Department of Economics and Finance 2014
Subjects:
Labour economics
wage inequality
sexual orientation pay gap
gender pay gap
maternity risk
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/9243

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