Sökning: "Gender pay gap"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 11 avhandlingar innehållade orden Gender pay gap.

  1. 1. Mind the Gap : Essays on Explanations of Gender Wage Inequality

    Författare :Charlotta Magnusson; Michael Tåhlin; Charlotta Stern; Gunn Elisabeth Birkelund; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Gender wage gap; labour market; occupational prestige; devaluation theory; work-family balance; Sweden; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

    Sammanfattning : The gender wage gap is accounted for to a substantial degree by the sex composition of occupations. The present thesis examines the mechanisms that produce this pattern. In particular, the theory of devaluation, currently the most widely accepted sociological explanation, is tested. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Police officers under pressure : sexual and gender-based harassment, stress, and job satisfaction in Sweden

    Författare :Arian Rostami; Monica Burman; Mehdi Ghazinour; Jonas Hansson; Anna-Karin Hurtig; Magnus Sverke; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sexual harassment; Gender-based harassment; Work stress; Job satisfaction; Police officers; Work environment;

    Sammanfattning : Police officers encounter challenging and stressful situations at work, which negatively impact their health, job performance, and aspects of their lives. Regarding the gendered structure and competitive work environment of police organizations, women are under extra pressure from the pervasive gendered norms within the police organization. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Empirical studies on health insurance, employment of immigrants and the gender wage gap

    Författare :Lena Nekby; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social insurance history; Immigrants labour market; Pay differentials gender; Sweden; Sjukförsäkring; Sjukkassor; Kvinnolön; Sverige;

    Sammanfattning : .... LÄS MER

  5. 4. Financial literacy, motivated reasoning, and gender : essays in behavioral economics

    Författare :Thérèse Lind; Ali M. Ahmed; Gustav Tinghög; Daniel Västfjäll; Morten Lau; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Financial Literacy; Financial Behavior; Financial Well-being; Motivated Reasoning; Gender Differences; Behavioral Economics; Experiments;

    Sammanfattning : I wrote this thesis to create a better understanding of how individual characteristics influence our feelings, our behavior and our way of interpreting information. My focus is on financial behavior and financial information, however I also consider a political context. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Konsten att upprätthålla löneskillnader mellan kvinnor och män : En rättssociologisk studie av regler i lag och avtal om lika lön

    Författare :Lena Svenaeus; Rättssociologiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Rättssociologi; Kollektivavtal; Löneskillnader mellan kvinnor och män; Lika lön för likvärdigt arbete; Intervenerande normer; Arbetsmarknadens parters värderingar; Marknadskrafter; Collective agreements; Equal pay for work of equal value; Gender pay gap; Intervening norms; Market forces; Social partners;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation, entitled “The Art of Preserving the Gender Pay Gap,” is a study in the sociology of law. It examines the obstructions to the principle of equal pay that persist in the face of international conventions and EU legislation that have mandated changes to legislation and collective bargaining agreements. LÄS MER