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Approval of equal rights and gender differences in well-being

Lalive, Rafael ; Stutzer, Alois

In: Journal of Population Economics, 2010, vol. 23, no. 3, p. 933-962

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    Titre
    • Approval of equal rights and gender differences in well-being
    Auteur
    • Lalive, Rafael. Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Lausanne, Extranef, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Stutzer, Alois. Department of Business and Economics, University of Basel, Peter Merian-Weg 6, CH-4002, Basel, Switzerland
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Inglese
    Publié dans
    • Journal of Population Economics, 2010, vol. 23, no. 3, p. 933-962. Springer-Verlag
    Autre version électronique
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:317330
    Summary
    Women earn less than men but are not less satisfied with life. This paper explores whether norms regarding the appropriate pay for women compared to men may explain these findings. We find that the gender wage gap is smaller where a larger fraction of the citizenry has voted in favor of equal pay. We also find that employed women are less (not more) satisfied with life in liberal communities where the gender wage gap is smaller. These findings suggest that norms regarding the appropriate relative pay of women compared to men are shaping gender differences in well-being