Equal work opportunity but unequal income: Gender disparities among low-income households in urban China

Shunfeng Song; Erqian Zhu; Zhuo Chen

doi:10.2753/1097-1475440103

Equal work opportunity but unequal income: Gender disparities among low-income households in urban China

Shunfeng Song^*
, Erqian Zhu
, Zhuo Chen

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Using data collected from a survey of 1,622 relatively low-income households in Changsha in January 2007, this paper compares gender disparities in employment and disposable income among the relatively poor urban population in China. We found that although there is no difference in the probability of either gender being employed, male respondents have higher levels of disposable income than females. The Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition technique was used to determine whether education and age can explain part of the wage gap.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	39-45
Number of pages	7
Journal	Chinese Economy
Volume	44
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2753/1097-1475440103
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2011
Externally published	Yes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 5 Gender Equality
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

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Economics, Econometrics and Finance (all)

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