The narrowing gender gap in Hong Kong : 1976-1986

Hon Kwong LUI; Wing SUEN

doi:10.1111/j.1467-8381.1993.tb00107.x

The narrowing gender gap in Hong Kong : 1976-1986

Hon Kwong LUI
, Wing SUEN

Lingnan College

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Abstract

It is well known that real wages in Hong Kong have been rising continuously in the past few decades. Less widely appreciated is the fact that the earnings of women grew faster than the earnings of men. As a result the female-male earnings ratio increased dramatically. Using data collected from the 1976, 1981 and 1986 censuses, we document and analyze the improvement in earnings and occupation achievements of women relative to men. We argue that the female earnings gap may have been reduced by as much as ten percentage points in this ten year period. The rise in education level and in labor force participation of women are the chief factors in their economic progress.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	167-180
Number of pages	14
Journal	Asian Economic Journal
Volume	7
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8381.1993.tb00107.x
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 1993
Event	The Third Convention of the East Asian Economic Association - South Korea, Seoul, Korea, Republic of Duration: 1 Aug 1992 → 1 Aug 1992

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The same paper in presented at the 3rd Convention of the East Asian Economic Association, Seoul, Korea, August 20–21, 1992.

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