Gender inequality is an acute and persistent problem, especially in developing countries. This paper argues that gender … discrimination is an inefficient practice. We model gender discrimination as the complete exclusion of females from the labor market …

Labour market discrimination against women and parental discrimination against daughters are two of the most commonly … cited explanations of the gender gap in education in developing countries. This study empirically tests the labour market …. Using the Blinder-Oaxaca method, the gross gender difference in earnings is decomposed into the part that is explained by …

findings on gender discrimination, and while they have identified a bias against hiring women in some labor market segments …. Experiments have also offered new insights into gender differences in preferences: to gain less from negotiation, women appear to … unexplored dimensions of gender differences and discuss their bearings on labor market outcomes. Experiments have offered new …

This paper tests if gender-discrimination in grading affects pupils' achievements and course choices. I use a unique … during high school. Based on double-differences, the identification of the gender bias in grades suggests that girls benefit …

. The most important involves the detrimental impact of discrimination and other factors that cause women to accept wage … the estimate of the differential in the returns to schooling. The third explanation considered is that women choose to …

than women so that discrimination against women may explain part of the gender gap in unemployment rates in the …There is an enormous literature on gender gaps in pay and labour market participation but virtually no literature on … gender gaps in unemployment rates. Although there are some countries in which there is essentially no gender gap in …

The sizable gender gap in college enrolment, especially among African Americans, constitutes a puzzling empirical … gender gap in educational attainment across and within races. …

find that women's education is the most important factor explaining fertility differences across the country and over time … fertility. En passant, we probe a subject of much confusion - the relation between fertility decline and gender bias. …

Women working part-time in the UK have hourly earnings that are on average 26 percent less than women working fulltime …