developed countries. We begin with an overview of the trends in the gender differences in wages and employment rates. We then …Despite the increased attachment of women to the labour force in nearly all developed countries, a stubborn gender pay … gap remains. This chapter provides a review of the economics literature on the gender wage gap, with an emphasis on …

the gender difference. In contrast, the Big Five model and the current employment state have effects in the opposite …Why do entrepreneurship rates differ so markedly by gender? Using data from a large, representative German household … panel, we investigate to what extent personality traits, human capital, and the employment history influence the start …

, we analyze whether the gender composition of peers in high school affected their choice of college major, their academic … performance and their labor market income. We exploit the within-school, cohort-by-cohort variation in the gender composition of … not find significant effects of the high school class gender composition on women. Our results are consistent with the …

they behave the same as the males. Thus part of the observed gender difference in behavior under uncertainty found in … previous studies might reflect social learning rather than inherent gender traits. …

We study the global diffusion of culture through multinationals, focusing on gender norms. Using data on manufacturing … firms in China over 2004-2007, we find that foreign affiliates from countries with a more gender-equal culture tend to … productivity, gender biases, and learning, we perform counterfactual exercises. Hypothetically eliminating firms' gender biases …

How skills acquired in vocational education and training (VET) affect wages and employment is not clear. We develop and …