Changing Patterns of Sexual Discrimination in Federal Employment

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Abstract
The gap between the average grades of white men and women m the General Schedule remains substantial, but it has narrowed somewhat in recent years as average grades have risen for both white men and women. This paper uses one percent samples of federal personnel records for 1973 and 1982 to determine whether differences in qualifications can explain the grade gap in 1973, or the rise in grades and shrinking of the gap since. The results suggest that, while women and men are still not rewarded equally for their education and experience, the rewards are becoming more similar.