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Early Socialization and the Gender Wage Gap

Getik, Demid LU and Meier, Armando N. (2021) In Working Papers
Abstract
We study the impact of early socialization on gender inequality in the labor market. To this end, we link the gender environment in the primary-school cohort to later occupations and wages. We find that women exposed to more girls at this critical age earn more later on, leading to a reduction in the gender wage gap. We explore mechanisms and find that women exposed to a more female-dominated environment select into less gender-stereotypical occupations with higher wage potential. The gender environment at an early age, therefore, shapes career trajectories and lifetime earnings.
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Socialization, school environment, peers, occupational sorting, gender wage gap, D91, I24, I26, J16, J24, J70
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2021:13
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55 pages
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