The impact of wage bargaining and worker preferences on the gender pay gap
McGuinness, Seamus ; Kelly, Elish ; O'Connell, Philip J. ; Callan, Tim
European Journal of Industrial Relations
2011
17
3
September
277-293
collective bargaining ; full time employment ; gender ; part time employment ; survey ; wage differential
Wages and wage payment systems
English
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"This article examines the gender pay gap in Ireland from a comparative perspective, using an employer-employee matched dataset from 2003. The research assesses the magnitude and drivers of the gap separately for both the full-time and part-time labour markets. The results suggest that a wage bargaining system centred on social partnership was of benefit to females within both labour markets. Trade union membership was associated with a wider gap in the full-time labour market but a narrower differential among part-time workers."
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