Gendered Income Inequalities in the UK: A Comparison Across Ethnic Groups

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Author	Nandi, Alita Platt, Lucinda
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	Individual income inequalities between men and women are substantial and persistent. However, apart from certain analyses in relation to specific groups such as older men and women, the analysis of gendered income inequalities focuses predominantly on labour income, rather than on individual incomes from all sources. Gendered inequalities in earned income are widely reported and accepted as indicative of wider gendered social structures. The role of unequal division of child-rearing responsibilities in helping to perpetuate labour market inequalities is also extensively analysed and widely recognised. However, a focus on women's labour income relative to men\'s may miss much of the complexity of how inequalities between men and women intersect with inequalities among different groups of men and women. First, a focus on labour income fails to consider all those who are not participating in the labour market. Second, comparisons between all men and all women (or even between equivalently qualified men and women) can disguise the extent to which gendered inequalities are more or less pronounced at different points on the income distribution. Moreover, the reference point, which men provide the most relevant comparison for adducing gendered inequalities is salient for the interpretation of their impact on overall economic well-being. It may be little consolation for poor women that they face relatively little gendered income inequality, while there may also be little connection between the impact of the gendered inequalities they face and those of high-earning women who are nevertheless surrounded by or partnered with even higher earning men. Both are worthy of attention, but they may have different impacts on well-being as well as different policy implications.
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