the gender wage gap—a central issue—and of course the still far from equal sharing of housework, the chapter also reviews … research on gender inequality in access to self-employment, the gender gap in pensions, and the emerging topic of a gender gap … in wealth, attempting to highlight the paths between the various facets of gender inequality. Throughout the review, much …

educational attainment or skills. Gender is a further dimension in which the impacts of trade liberalization can differ. In a … globalizing world it is important to understand whether and how trade policy can contribute toward enhancing gender convergence in …

of gender wage gaps with a view to devising effective policies to reduce them. The findings suggest that, on average …, “sticky floors” related to social norms, gender stereotyping and discrimination account for 40% of the gender wage gap, while …, additionally need to prioritise equal pay and pay transparency laws, measures to address gender stereotyping, competition in …

This study uncovers a gender labor productivity gap among informal firms in 14 developing economies. The results show … that labor productivity is approximately 15.2 percent (or 0.165 log point) lower among women-owned than men-owned informal … firms. Decomposition techniques reveal several factors that contribute to lower labor productivity of women-owned informal …