Gender Wage Gap in female industrial workers in Buenos Aires (1903-1942) Las trabajadoras industriales de buenos aires y la desigualdad salarial de género (1903-1942). Nuevos datos y una agenda de investigación

CUESTA, EDUARDO MARTÍN

Revista de Historia Economica - Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History

Cambridge University Press

Lugar: Madrid; Año: 2021 p. 1 - 28

0212-6109

There is a great advance in research on the measure, causes and consequences of inequality: wage inequality has received attention for its implications, in relation to economic policies, growth and development. This article presents a new series on wages, with an analysis about the gender wage gap in Buenos Aires between 1903-1944. This data has not been studied in detail in the Argentine case. Therefore, it covers an important vacant area on the knowledge of female workers income. The data generate allows comparisons with other spaces and regions.