Although converging somewhat, men are still economically more successful than women. These stark economic differences … analyzes a number of key questions including: Do men seek greater financial risk than women? Do men really bargain better, and … under what circumstances? Why are women rapidly closing the college enrollment gap, but not the wage gap? How do educational …

The transformation of women's lives in the past century is among the most significant and far-reaching social and … economic phenomena, affecting not only women, but also their partners and children. This Handbook provides the first … special attention is given to developed and developing economies, because the constraints women face and the key policy issues …

exploit this to increase their profits at the detriment of women’s wages. Empirically, it is indeed found that women’s labour … female employees if women are less driven by pecuniary considerations in their choice of employers than men. Employers may …