The paper analyzes the gender pay gap in private-sector management positions based on German panel data and using fixed-effects models. It deals with the effect of occupational sex segregation on wages, and the extent to which wage penalties for managers in predominantly female occupations are...

The paper analyzes the gender pay gap in private-sector management positions based on German panel data and using fixed-effects models. It deals with the effect of occupational sex segregation on wages, and the extent to which wage penalties for managers in predominantly female occupations are...

The paper analyzes the gender pay gap in private-sector management positions based on German panel data and using fixed-effects models. It deals with the effect of occupational sex segregation on wages, and the extent to which wage penalties for managers in predominantly female occupations are...

This study used data from the German Socio-economic Panel to examine gender differences in the extent to which self-reported subjective well-being was associated with occupying a high-level managerial position in the labour market,compared with employment in nonleadership, non-high-level...

The higher the hierarchical level, the fewer women are represented in management positions. Many studies have focused on the influence of human capital and other "objective" factors on career opportunities to explain this phenomenon. We are now looking at the impact of self-reported personality...

The paper proceeds from the assumption that the inequalities of opportunity between men and women on the labor market and in society overall tend to consolidate in the management bodies of large companies. The predominance of men on the supervisory boards of Germany's largest private sector...

This article critically examines the theoretical arguments that underlie the literature linking personality traits to economic outcomes and provides empirical evidence indicating that labour market outcomes influence personality outcomes. Based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we...

Der Unterschied im Bruttostundenverdienst zwischen Frauen und Männern - der sogenannte Gender Pay Gap - verharrt unter Angestellten seit Jahren bei etwa 30 Prozent. Für den Verdienstunterschied spielen offenbar auch regionale Faktoren eine wichtige Rolle. Der Gender Pay Gap ist in ländlichen...

Die Entlohnung von Frauen in abhängigen Beschäftigungen blieb in Deutschland auch im Jahr 2006 deutlich hinter der der Männer zurück. Für den Durchschnitt der Vollzeitbeschäftigen zeigt sich beim Bruttomonatsverdienst eine Lücke von 18 Prozent. Schätzungen unter Berücksichtigung von...

For years, the difference between the gross hourly earnings of women and of men has remained constant for German white-collar employees at about 30 percent. It is obvious that regional factors play an important role in explaining this difference. In rural areas, the gender pay gap is especially...