sizable gender effects. Women attend research sessions more diligently than men (at any point in time only half of the … comes to asking questions, location becomes less important, but smaller rooms lead to more questions being asked (by women … women. Our findings suggest that strategic scheduling of sessions could ensure better participation at conferences. Moreover …

of the European Union between 1997 and 2008. Women tend to assume more family duties than men and, consequently, often … women to reconcile family duties with labor market participation. Their impact, however, is not clear, especially when it … significant determinant of women's full-time employment. …