Growth in Women's Relative Wages and in Inequality Among Men: One Phenomenon or Two?
发现过去三十年女性相对工资增长与男性工资不平等加剧在比例上同步变化，认为两者都源于脑力价值相对于体力的提升，并指出劳动力参与和职业模式变化的重要性。
Although increased wage inequality among men during the past three decades has received more attention, the growth in women's wages has been equally remarkable. In fact, by one measure of inequality, the ninth-decile/median ratio, the proportional growth in inequality has moved in exact proportion with the female/male wage ratio. It is suggested that both result from expansion in the value of brains relative to brawn. There is no way of knowing the full story of growth in women's relative wages, and it is important not to dismiss the import of changing career patterns. As is evident in the panel data, increasing labor market participation must be important. So, too, are the implications that follow the movement of women from the home to the job.