Working from Home and the Gender Wage Gap, Alison Preston, UWA
Alison Preston examines the impact of working at home on the wages of men and women using data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey. Read more.
The results show that working at home arrangements are helping to narrow the gender wage gap. A concerning finding is that fathers who work at home earn significantly less than other men who work at home. Policy implications are discussed.
This is a collaborative event hosted by the Economic Society of Australia (Central Council), the Women in Economics Network and the Productivity Commission.
About the Speaker
Alison is a Professor of Economics in The University of Western Australia Business School and Vice-President of the WA Branch of the Economic Society of Australia. Her research interests are in labour economics and financial literacy.
