An Analysis of the Effect of Urban Concentration and Occupational Structure on Wage Differentials between Women and Men in Selected Geographic Divisions of the United States

Author

Susan Stickler Hession-Eaton, Butler University

Date of Award

8-1-1973

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Business

Abstract

When attempting to explain the economics of occupational structure, income servies as the apex of discrimination. Women earn only 60% of what men earn. This statistic does not offend enough people since efforts to change the situation have provided only further resistance by women and men for improvement in the earnings split. Women tend to receive lower wage and salary earnings than men because of differences in types of jobs held, job training and continuity of work experience. Large numbers of women work in traditionally low-paying occupations and low-wage industries. Women tend to respond to their cultural up-bringing. My hypothesis rests on the foundation that women feel compelled to move into low-income areas. I utilized occupational and georaphic categories in order to provide a more selected example of wage discrimination.

Recommended Citation

Hession-Eaton, Susan Stickler, "An Analysis of the Effect of Urban Concentration and Occupational Structure on Wage Differentials between Women and Men in Selected Geographic Divisions of the United States" (1973). Graduate Thesis Collection. 278.
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/grtheses/278