abstract: 'The size and source of the gender wage gap in Britain has been well

  researched. Women''s typically lower status employment and their reduced,

  discontinuous career profiles when they have caring responsibilities

  have combined seriously to damage their ability to earn a decent wage.

  Such marked gender differences in employment patterns produce a

  substantial gender gap in levels of wealth too, yet despite this there

  has been less attention paid to the gendering of assets than there has

  to gender differentials in earnings and income. So to pull out these

  multi-dimensional effects of a gender disadvantaged labour market, this

  article explores the extent of wage and assets inequality in Britain in

  the mid 1990s. Analysis of the Family Resources Survey shows that women

  continue to have lower incomes than men even with their increased entry

  to the labour market, and have fewer chances to build up a safety net of

  savings in their working lives and a good income for their retirement.

  It would seem that in a future Britain where individuals will

  increasingly depend on private pensions rather than a state minimum,

  even if women continue to increase their participation levels, the

  poverty they face in old age will persist.'
affiliation: 'Warren, T (Corresponding Author), Univ Nottingham, Sch Sociol \& Sociol
  Policy, Univ Pk, Nottingham NG7 2RD, England.

  Univ Nottingham, Sch Sociol \& Sociol Policy, Nottingham NG7 2RD, England.

  Univ Bath, Dept Sociol, Bath BA2 7AY, Avon, England.

  Univ Bristol, Sch Geog Sci, Personal Finance Res Ctr, Bristol, Avon, England.'
author: Warren, T and Rowlingson, K and Whyley, C
author_list:
- family: Warren
  given: T
- family: Rowlingson
  given: K
- family: Whyley
  given: C
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1177/09500170122119110
files: []
issn: 0950-0170
journal: WORK EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIETY
keywords-plus: EMPLOYMENT
language: English
month: SEP
number: '3'
number-of-cited-references: '39'
orcid-numbers: 'Rowlingson, Karen/0000-0002-3541-6466

  Warren, Tracey/0000-0002-1485-4969'
pages: 465-488
papis_id: 4f6825413153bd0b0c608444020eca58
ref: Warren2001femalefinances
researcherid-numbers: 'Rowlingson, Karen M/F-8150-2014

  '
times-cited: '51'
title: 'Female finances: Gender wage gaps and gender assets gaps'
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000170945900003
usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
usage-count-since-2013: '34'
volume: '15'
web-of-science-categories: Economics; Industrial Relations \& Labor; Sociology
year: '2001'