abstract: 'We assess the impact of the welfare state on cross-national variation in

  the gender wage gap. Earnings inequality between men and women is

  conceptualized as resulting from their different locations in the class

  hierarchy, combined with the severity of wage differentials between and

  within classes. This decomposition contributes to identifying the

  relevant dimensions Of we are states and testing their impact on women''s

  relative earnings. Our empirical analysis is based on income and

  occupation-based indicators of class and utilizes microdata for 17

  post-industrial societies. We find systematic differences between

  welfare regimes in the components of the gender gap. The evidence

  supports our claim that the state molds gender inequality in labor

  market attainments by influencing women class positions and regulating

  class inequality.'
affiliation: 'Mandel, H (Corresponding Author), Tel Aviv Univ, Dept Sociol \& Anthropol,
  IL-69978 Ramat Aviv, Israel.

  Mandel, Hadas, Tel Aviv Univ, Dept Sociol \& Anthropol, IL-69978 Ramat Aviv, Israel.

  Shalev, Michael, Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, IL-91905 Jerusalem, Israel.'
author: Mandel, Hadas and Shalev, Michael
author-email: hadasm@post.tau.ac.il
author_list:
- family: Mandel
  given: Hadas
- family: Shalev
  given: Michael
da: '2023-09-28'
files: []
issn: 0037-7732
journal: SOCIAL FORCES
keywords-plus: 'SEX SEGREGATION; LABOR-MARKET; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY POLICIES;
  OECD

  COUNTRIES; EUROPE; INEQUALITY; WORK; INSTITUTIONS; PERSPECTIVE'
language: English
month: JUN
number: '4'
number-of-cited-references: '80'
orcid-numbers: Mandel, Hadas/0000-0002-2521-0069
pages: 1873-1911
papis_id: 9e6e9b8d694c235f8321c8ad44fc052e
ref: Mandel2009howwelfare
researcherid-numbers: Mandel, Hadas/AAC-8497-2022
times-cited: '101'
title: 'How Welfare States Shape the Gender Pay Gap: A Theoretical and Comparative
  Analysis'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000267304800006
usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
usage-count-since-2013: '76'
volume: '87'
web-of-science-categories: Sociology
year: '2009'