in most countries the gap between higherpaid workers and lowerpaid workers widened for men but not necessarily for women earnings are cpi adjusted in national currency source oecd secretariat calculations from the luxembourg income study lis in the united states for instance these developments were linked to stagnating educational attainment among men and deteriorating employment prospects for lesseducated males autor and wasserman in australia hours worked have increased mostly among parttimers who are mostly women in the lower part of the distribution while working hours for fulltimers have been stable and employment rates for men have declined greenville et al