A Bibliometric Analysis of Gender Wage Gap Research from an Inter-disciplinary Perspective
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https://doi.org/10.57125/FED.2025.03.25.08Keywords:
bibliometric, economic, gender wage gap, sociological, psychologyAbstract
This study comprehensively analyses research publications addressing the gender wage gap spanning the last two decades. A database comprising 1761 references sourced from the Web of Science was categorised into subgroups, including economic studies, sociological studies, and educational studies, based on the journals of publication. Gender wage gap research was initially proposed as a sociological issue in 1987, but has been intensively investigated and fully developed by economists in the past decade. It remains a persistent concern within educational journals, despite a comparatively lower volume of publications. Psychologists provide novel explanations for gender wage gap by studying gender differences in noncognitive skills, mathematics test scores, and the reversal of the gender education gap. Applying a combination of open-source software programs R and CiteSpace, this study tracks the evolving trends in gender wage gap research, particularly within educational contexts. Furthermore, it advocates for interdisciplinary collaboration among economics, sociology, and education researchers to address gender income disparities and foster socioeconomic development collectively.
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