Gender, inequality, and wages / [electronic resource] Francine D. Blau ; [edited by] Anne C. Gielen and Klaus F. Zimmermann. Blau, Francine D. Gielen, Anne C. Zimmermann, Klaus F. Wages Women Western countries. Sex discrimination in employment Western countries. Race discrimination Western countries. Social classes Western countries. Equal pay for equal work Western countries. HD6061 331.2153 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on Dec. 14, 2012). In all Western societies women earn lower wages on average than men. The gender wage gap has existed for years, although there have been some important changes over time. This collection of revised papers contains extensive research on progress made by women in the labor market and the characteristics and causes of remaining gender inequalities. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013. 2013. 2013 Text 1 online resource : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199665853.001.0001 eng IZA Prize in Labor Economics series IZA Prize in Labor Economics series. Western countries. Western countries. Western countries. Western countries. Western countries.