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This study explores the factors influencing women's income decrease in their thirties, using the LMA Curve as a working tool. The findings suggest that family bonds, staying with children in the same workplace, and work force parameters play a significant role in shaping women's income during this age group.
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Women's Incomein Their Thirties Yafit Alfandari Central Bureau of Statistics Israel April 2010
Background • Age positively affects women and men income • Most people's careers peak in their Thirties and Forties • New tool (LMA Curve) shows that there are age ranges wherein women's income and men's income decline
LMA CurveLine of independence Minus Absolute concentration curve • Working tool that enables the researcher to assess monotonic relationships between two variables • Based on Gini regression method • Gives a graphicaldescription of the correlation between two variables
LMA Example Positive connection- line above the X-axis within the positive area Unclear connection-Non-monotonic relationship Negative connection- line below the X-axis within the negative area
Methodology • Research Question: What affects women’s income decrease at the age of 30-45? • Population: Women Employees, aged 30-45 • Source: Income Survey 2008 • Tool: LMA Curve
The Main Finding LMA Curve of Monthly Income Log and Age, for Employees Aged 30-45 with or without Children, by Gender, 2008
Conclusions • Family bonds strengthen employees women’s connection with the labour force • Staying of women with children on at the same workplace cause an increase in seniority, leads to an increase in the women incomes • Work force parameters and priorities of both sexes not associated with the family unit, are responsible for causing a decrease in women employee income in this age group (30-45)
Thank You Yafita@cbs.gov.il