Class origin, intergenerational transfers, and the gender wealth gap
Hear Nhat An Trinh describe how gender disparities in wealth levels vary by parental class and examine the contribution of the gendered allocation of parental wealth to these differences.
Class origin, intergenerational transfers, and the gender wealth gap
04 Dec 2024, 13:00 – 14:00
Nhat An will shed light on the interplay between family background and gender in shaping wealth inequality.
She will discuss how the largest wealth gaps are observed between men and women from the most advantaged backgrounds, for whom parental transfers of business and financial assets are strongly gendered.
Her findings show that for these individuals, gender gaps would be reduced by around 40% if transfers were allocated equally. For those from lower class origins, equalising transfers would not reduce gender gaps despite observed differences in the allocation of real estate and cash. Intergenerational transfers thus emerge as driver of gender wealth inequality at the very top of the class origin hierarchy.
This event will be particularly useful for researchers.
Please note this is a hybrid event and can be joined either in-person or online.
Related links
- QSS and CLS seminar series
- Quantitative Social Science
- Centre for Longitudinal Studies
- Social Research Institute
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Nhat An Trinh
Sociologist
Institute for New Economic Thinking, Department of Social Policy and Intervention, and Nuffield College, University of Oxford
Her research focuses on the trends, causes, and consequences of social inequality from an intra- and intergenerational perspective.
She is interested in examining how advantage and disadvantage emerge within the family, develop over the life course, and are transmitted from parents to children.
Her ongoing work investigates social class structures earnings trajectories, the role of parental gifts and inheritances in wealth inequality, and social mobility among children of immigrants.
Further information
Ticketing
Pre-booking essential
Cost
Free
Open to
All
Availability
Yes
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