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Glass Ceiling, Paper Floor: Gender Differences Among Top Earners, 1981-2012.

Authors :
Gorman, Linda
Source :
NBER Digest; Apr2015, p5-5, 1p
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

The article discusses a study which examined the how the gender composition of top earners in the U.S. has changed over the last three decades. Topics covered include the representation of women in the top earnings group, the age group wherein lifetime top earners recorded faster earnings growth, and the factors behind the rise in the share of females among top earners.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0888949X
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
NBER Digest
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
102118682