| Work values, gender, pay expectations, and the “motherhood penalty”1 |
| presented by: Dr. Hilary Lips Ms. Katie Lawson |
| Abstract. This study
investigated the connection between university students’ values and
their plans and expectations with respect to career and salary. Analysis
of responses to a survey dealing with these issues showed that male
participants expected higher peak salaries, valued power more and family
less than females. The more participants valued power, the higher the
expected peak salary. Participants who valued family were more likely to
expect to work fewer hours per week in the first year of employment,
fewer weeks throughout the year, and anticipate more time for parental
leave, suggesting valuing family is indirectly related to peak salary
expectations. These findings suggest that power and family values may,
at least indirectly, lay some groundwork for the “motherhood wage
penalty:” 1A poster version of this research was presented at SEPA-2008. |
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