Discrimination by Gender and Disability Status: Do Worker Perceptions Match Statistical Measures?

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Journal: Southern Economic Journal
Year: 1998
Volume: 65
Issue: 2
Pages: 245-263

Authors (3)

Kevin F. Hallock (University of Richmond) Wallace Hendricks (not in RePEc) Emer Broadbent (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.335 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We explore whether perceptions of discrimination are related to ordinary statistical measures. The majority of disabled respondents report feeling some discrimination due to their disability, the majority of women feel some discrimination because of their gender, and a surprising number of men also report some discrimination. We do not find a strong link between perceptions of discrimination and measured discrimination perhaps because those who perceive discrimination feel that it occurs along other dimensions than pay. However, we do find a connection between whether a person feels his or her income is inadequate and measured discrimination for all groups studied.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:wly:soecon:v:65:y:1998:i:2:p:245-263
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25