Structural Transformation and the Gender Earnings Gap in India

Abraham, Rosa and Ameen, Hami and Basole, Amit (2024) Structural Transformation and the Gender Earnings Gap in India. Economic and Political Weekly, 56 (10). pp. 38-47. ISSN 2349-8846

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Abstract

Much attention has been focused on the exit of women from the workforce during the high growth period post-2004. However, alongside this exit, the same period also saw a rapid increase in the proportion of salaried workers among those women who continued to remain in the workforce. Simultaneously, education levels have risen rapidly for both men and women. In this paper, we examine the long-run changes in the gender earnings gap among salaried workers in India. We draw on five rounds of the National Sample Survey Office quinquennial Employment–Unemployment Surveys and two rounds of the Periodic Labour Force Survey to show that the raw gender earnings gap has narrowed in this period. But most of this is due to a convergence between male and female earnings in the top two deciles of the earnings distribution. At the bottom, where the proportion of women workers has increased most rapidly, the gap remains high and has grown.

Item Type:	Article
Authors:	Abraham, Rosa and Ameen, Hami and Basole, Amit
Document Language:	Language English
Subjects:	Social sciences > Public administration > Administration of economy & environment Social sciences > Social problems & services > Other social problems and services
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > School of Arts and Sciences
Full Text Status:	Restricted
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/6784
Publisher URL:	https://epwrf.in/sameekshatrust.aspx

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