The impact of individual appearance on career success, either positive or negative, often remains unspoken or even unconscious within the world of work. Appearance has been shown to influence decisions regarding renumeration, recruitment and promotion through biases such as size and gender...

This paper studies the interaction between the decrease in the gender pay gap and the stagnation in the careers of younger workers, analyzing data from the United States, Italy, Canada, and the United Kingdom. We propose a model of the labor market in which a larger supply of older workers can...

This paper reviews the empirical literature on the existence and impact of gender discriminatory laws on women's outcomes across various domains (categories) that constitute the Women in Business and the Law measure of gender inequality. The evidence to date suggests that there are significant...

1. Population Ageing in China: A Time Bomb or Opportunity for Prosperity? -- 2. Mapping China’s Labour Force in 2035 through the Lens of Two Censuses -- 3. Penalties for childbirth in China: A Review of empirical evidence -- 4. Impact of Female-focused HRM Practices on Workplace Outcomes in...