The Gender Wage Gap and Domestic Violence
Разрыв в оплате труда между полами и домашнее насилие
2010-09-01
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Three quarters of all violence against women is perpetrated by domestic partners. This study exploits exogenous changes in the demand for labor in female-dominated industries to estimate the impact of the male-female wage gap on domestic violence. Decreases in the wage gap reduce violence against women, consistent with a household bargaining model. These findings shed new light on the health production process as well as observed income gradients in health and suggest that in addition to addressing concerns of equity and efficiency, pay parity can also improve the health of American women via reductions in violence.
Key Findings
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Approximately three quarters of all violence against women is perpetrated by domestic partners, motivating the study's focus.
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Exogenous increases in demand for labor in female-dominated industries that decrease the male-female wage gap lead to reductions in domestic violence against women.
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Pay parity can improve women's health by reducing domestic violence, connecting labor market outcomes to health production and income gradients in health.
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The empirical results are consistent with predictions from a household bargaining model linking relative wages to domestic violence risk.
Research Object
Male-female wage gap in female-dominated industries (labor market wage differential)
Research Subject
Effect of the male-female wage gap on domestic violence against women (how decreases in the wage gap influence incidence of partner-perpetrated violence)
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2010-09-01
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