Beyond Asian American: Examining Conditions and Mechanisms of Earnings Inequality for Filipina and Asian Indian Women

Theories of intersectionality encourage scholars to look at how “gender” experiences are forged through race, particularly in the labor market. This study uses data from the 2000 1-percent Public Use Microdata on 23,852 Filipina, Asian Indian, and non-Hispanic white women living in New York, Chicago...

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Published in:Sociological perspectives 2006-06, Vol.49 (2), p.261-281
Main Authors: Torres Stone, Rosalie A., Purkayastha, Bandana, Berdahl, Terceira Ann
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asian Americans
Asians
Chicago, Illinois
Children
Economic conditions
Employment discrimination
Ethnicity
Gender
Gender differences
Human capital
Immigrants
Income
Income Inequality
Inequality
Labor markets
Labour market
Los Angeles, California
Men
Minorities
New York City, New York
Occupational segregation
Race
Racial Differences
Racial segregation
Segregation
Social sciences
Standard of living
Stereotypes
U.S.A
Wages
Wages & salaries
White people
Whites
Working Women
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Summary:Theories of intersectionality encourage scholars to look at how “gender” experiences are forged through race, particularly in the labor market. This study uses data from the 2000 1-percent Public Use Microdata on 23,852 Filipina, Asian Indian, and non-Hispanic white women living in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles to examine additive and interactional influences on earnings. A detailed analysis of interaction effects by race-ethnicity reveal several important differences across the three groups of women. The results of this study show that popular stereotypes about Asian-origin groups, such as “model minority,” mask significant barriers in achieving full equality in the labor market. The study also highlights the importance of immigration context and occupational race segregation in understanding earnings for non-white immigrant women.
ISSN:0731-1214
1533-8673
DOI:10.1525/sop.2006.49.2.261