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100			_aBolitzer, Benjamin
245			_aUnderstanding the gender-pay gap in the federal workforce over the past 20 years
260			_c2012
300			_ap.730-746.
362			_aNov
520			_aThis article examines how the pay gap between men and women in the federal workforce changed over the period 1988-2007 and what factors contributed to the pay gap. To do this, we use a decomposition method to analyze the most recent data available for a representative sample of federal employees.We find that the pay gap-the difference between menﾒs and womenﾒs average pay before controlling for factors that affect pay-declined dramatically over the 20-year period. Most of this decline is because women and men in the federal workforce have become more similar over time in their levels of education and work experience and the jobs they perform in the federal government. - Reprodu
650			_aWomen
650			_aWages
700			_aGodtland, Erin M.
773			_aAmerican Review of Public Administration
908			_aN
909			_a98137
999			_c98136 _d98136