2020
DOI: 10.1017/ssh.2020.9
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Changes in Disposable Personal Income and the Gender Personal Income Gap in Sweden, 1983–2010: A Study of Three Different Income Positions

Abstract: In recent decades, the Swedish economy has been characterized by rather fast economic growth. At the same time, income inequality has increased substantially. In the present study, I investigated who has gained and who has been left behind during this period—how disposable personal income has changed for men and women, as well as for those in different positions in the income distribution. Register data for the total population (aged 20 to 80 years old) from 1983 to 2010 were used and three different positions… Show more

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“…In-work poverty in Sweden has transformed from being female-dominated in 1987 to be more gender-neutral in 2017. This is explained by the increasing female labour force participation, as well as a masculinization of low income and poverty amongst men in Sweden during the period of study (Broström and Rauhut, 2018; Jansson, 2020).…”
Section: Development Of In-work Poverty In Sweden Over 30 Years According To the Five Definitionsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In-work poverty in Sweden has transformed from being female-dominated in 1987 to be more gender-neutral in 2017. This is explained by the increasing female labour force participation, as well as a masculinization of low income and poverty amongst men in Sweden during the period of study (Broström and Rauhut, 2018; Jansson, 2020).…”
Section: Development Of In-work Poverty In Sweden Over 30 Years According To the Five Definitionsmentioning
confidence: 99%