Understanding the Gender–Pay Gap in the Federal Workforce Over the Past 20 Years
研究了1988-2007年间美国联邦雇员中男女薪酬差距的变化，发现差距大幅缩小，主要原因是男女在教育、工作经验和岗位上的差异减小。
This article examines how the pay gap between men and women in the federal workforce changed over the period 1988-2007 and what factors contributed to the pay gap. To do this, we use a decomposition method to analyze the most recent data available for a representative sample of federal employees. We find that the pay gap—the difference between men’s and women’s average pay before controlling for factors that affect pay—declined dramatically over the 20-year period. Most of this decline is because women and men in the federal workforce have become more similar over time in their levels of education and work experience and the jobs they perform in the federal government.