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A fair go? The gender pay gap among corporate executives in Australian firms

Authors :
Carol T. Kulik
Yoshio Yanadori
Jill A. Gould
Yanadori, Yoshio
Gould, Jill A
Kulik, Carol T
Source :
The International Journal of Human Resource Management. 29:1636-1660
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Informa UK Limited, 2016.

Abstract

In virtually all economies, executive positions are highly male dominated. This study examines the pay gap between male executives and female executives in large Australian firms from 2011 to 2014 to evaluate whether female executives are paid equitably compared with male executives. The mean pay comparison shows that female executives earn 80.7% of the total pay earned by male executives. A large part of the gender pay gap is explained by differences in positions held; female executives are particularly underrepresented in highly paid executive positions. After controlling for executive position and other relevant individual and firm characteristics, there remains a 15.1% gender gap in total pay. Our findings suggest that to achieve the goal of gender equity, both the proportion of women at executive level and the executive-level gender pay gap need to be monitored. Refereed/Peer-reviewed

Details

ISSN :
14664399 and 09585192
Volume :
29
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
The International Journal of Human Resource Management
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....d42227b174e1c35b873b83434cedfccb
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2016.1255985