Gender Wage Differentials in Information Systems: 1991 – 2008 A Quantitative Analysis

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Author(s): George Nezlek (Grand Valley State University, USA)and Gerald DeHondt (Grand Valley State University, USA)
Copyright: 2013
Pages: 17
Source title: Integrations of Technology Utilization and Social Dynamics in Organizations
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): B. Dawn Medlin (Appalachian State University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-1948-7.ch003

Keywords: Human Aspects of Technology / Information Science Reference / Social Sciences & Humanities

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This paper investigates trends and changes in the gender earnings gap for individuals employed in clerical and professional level information systems positions in the U.S. labor market for the period of 1991 through 2008. It examines changes in the earnings gap for IS workers, specifically considering changes relative to the so-called “Internet bubble” observed primarily during the late 1990s. Quantitative analysis of changes in the wage gap, adjusted for key determinants, is based on data from the Current Population Survey (CPS). Examination of these data suggests that the gender earnings gap is persistent despite frequent claims to the contrary from industry surveys and that the gap is narrower for professional level positions. Furthermore, the data suggest that female IS workers, particularly in professional level occupations, may have experienced a beneficial effect from the internet bubble, but it is unclear whether or not that beneficial effect may be fading in the post-bubble internet bust of the early 21st century.

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