In an effort to reduce the gender gap in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM … scientists might act as role models and counteract negative gender stereotypes that are pervasive in science fields. However, as … of yet, there is still no clear evidence on the role of mentor or advisor gender in reducing the STEM gender gap. We use …

campaigns. We implemented a survey experiment during the (mixed gender) electoral race for mayor in Milan (2011), and a field … experiment during the (same gender) electoral race for mayor in Cava de' Tirreni (2015). In both cases, a sample of eligible … gender differences emerge. Females vote more for the opponent and less for the incumbent when they are exposed to the …

Selection correction methods usually make assumptions about selection itself. In the case of gender wage gap estimation …

We estimate gender differences in elicited wage expectations among German University students applying for STEM and non … across different fields. Using a two-step estimation procedure accounting for self-selection, we find that the gender gap in … fields. However, gender differences in the wage expectations for average graduates across different fields do not contribute …

investigate gender differences in the willingness to enter competition. Using data on about 42,000 professors and controlling for … competition of about 4 percentage points. The determinants of this gap seem to be gender differences in risk-aversion and self …

Although the gender gap in entrepreneurs' success rates to secure funding is staggering, we know little about its … comprehensive data of 4,893 interactions from the popular US television show Shark Tank, we test whether gender match with … with female (rather than male) entrepreneurs, while no systematic gender preferences emerge for male investors. This result …

Gender gaps in skills exist around the world but differ remarkably among the high and low-and-middle income countries … and gender attitudes predict gender gaps in cognitive and noncognitive skills. We find steep socioeconomic and attitude … results suggest that a sizable improvement in gender attitudes would yield important gains for females, but substantial gains …

We analyze the impact of (over-)confidence on gender differences in expected starting salaries using elicited beliefs … gender gap in wage expectations is attributable to a higher overconfidence of males. Decompositions of the unconditional … quantiles of expected salaries suggest that the contribution of gender differences in confidence to the gender gap is …

We investigate gender differences across socioeconomic and wellbeing dimensions after three months of lockdown in the … hours, but increased housework and childcare much more than men. These gender inequalities are not driven by differences in … age, ethnicity, education, family structure, income in 2019, current employment status, place of residence or living in …