The gender gap in the economic well-being of nonresident fathers and custodial mothers

Autor:	Joan R. Kahn, Lekha Subaiya, Suzanne M. Bianchi
Rok vydání:	1999
Předmět:	education.field_of_study Labour economics media_common.quotation_subject Population Marital separation Child support Economics Marital status Wife Demographic economics Gender gap education Developed country Socioeconomic status Demography media_common
Zdroj:	Demography. 36:195-203
ISSN:	1533-7790 0070-3370
DOI:	10.2307/2648108
Popis:	Using a unique sample of couples with children, we estimate the gender gap in economic well-being after marital separation, something that previous studies of individuals who divorce have not been able to do. The income-to-needs levels of formerly married mothers are only 56% those of their former husbands. The postseparation gender gap is reduced if the wife was employed full-time and was an above-average earner before marital disruption. The gap is also relatively small among the least economically independent wives, those who were not employed before separation. For the latter group, the husband’s relatively low income tends to reduce the gender gap.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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