Abstract
The difference in earnings between the sexes is significant and pervasive in Hong Kong. The 1986 By-Census data reveals that full-time female workers on average earn 34 per cent less than men. Differences in characteristics of the male and female labor force account for about one-fifth of the raw earnings gap. The female earnings gap tends to be relatively large for people in high earnings brackets - a manifestation of the glass ceiling. Human capital theory explains some but not all variations in the earnings gap across socio-economic variables.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 15-29 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Hong Kong Economic Papers |
| Issue number | 23 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1994 |