The Gender Gap in Wages, circa 2000

Human Capital, Effort, and the Sexual Division of Labor

Gary S. Becker · Journal of Labor Economics · 1985 · 2.4K citations

Social Sciences, Economics, Labor Economics +15

Swimming Upstream: Trends in the Gender Wage Differential in the 1980s

Francine D. Blau, Lawrence M. Kahn · Journal of Labor Economics · 1997 · 735 citations

Social Sciences, Economics, Gender Studies +17

Interrupted Work Careers: Depreciation and Restoration of Human Capital

Jacob Mincer, Haim Ofek · The Journal of Human Resources · 1982 · 732 citations

Social Sciences, Demography, Economics +14

Why the Gender Gap in Wages Narrowed in the 1980s

June O’Neill, Solomon W. Polachek · Journal of Labor Economics · 1993 · 417 citations

Social Sciences, Demography, Economics +16

Wages and Gender Composition: Why do Women's Jobs Pay Less?

David A. Macpherson, Barry T. Hirsch · Journal of Labor Economics · 1995 · 390 citations

Social Sciences, Demography, Economics +17