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Chen, Daniel L.
and Sethi, Jasmin
(2016)
Insiders, Outsiders, and Involuntary Unemployment: Sexual Harrassment Exacerbates Gender Inequality.
TSE Working Paper, n. 16-687
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Abstract
Sexual harassment is perceived to be a major impediment to female labor force participation. We use the random assignment of U.S. federal judges setting geographically-local precedent, and the fact that judges’ biographies predict decisions in sexual harassment cases, to document the causal impact of forbidding sexual harassment. Consistent with an insider-outsider theory of involuntary unemployment, but in contrast to a mandated benefits theory of employment protections, pro-plaintiff sexual harassment precedent spurred the adoption of sexual harassment human resources policies, encouraged entry of outsiders, and reduced gender inequality in labor supply and wages among the population. These effects were comparable to the effects of the Equal Employment Opportunity Act and greatest in the construction industry, which was heavily affected by sexual harassment litigation.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Working Paper) |
|---|---|
| Sub-title: | Sexual Harrassment Exacerbates Gender Inequality |
| Language: | English |
| Date: | August 2016 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Gender discrimination, microaggression, trauma, safe spaces, prejudice |
| JEL Classification: | J31 - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials by Skill, Training, Occupation, etc. J71 - Discrimination J81 - Working Conditions J83 - Workers' Rights K31 - Labor Law |
| Subjects: | B- ECONOMIE ET FINANCE |
| Divisions: | TSE-R (Toulouse) |
| Institution: | Université Toulouse Capitole |
| Site: | UT1 |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Sep 2016 09:57 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Oct 2021 13:36 |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:tse-fr.eu:30653 |
| URI: | https://publications.ut-capitole.fr/id/eprint/22336 |
