To obtain a more complete understanding of the persisting gender earnings gap in Germany, this paper investigates both … the cross-sectional and biographical dimension of gender inequalities. Using an Oaxaca Blinder decomposition, we show that … the gender gap in annual earnings is largely driven by women's lower work experience and intensive margin of labor supply …

out (by design) both of these sources of discrimination with respect to gender. Yet, we still detect substantial …. Both rely on statistically inaccurate beliefs but differ in how clearly they reveal that the choice was based on gender …

-based gender discrimination. We document evidence of explicit discriminators-individuals who are willing to discriminate even when … their hiring choices are highly revealing of their gender-biased beliefs. Crucially, we also identify implicit …

the gender dimension. Yet, we still detect substantial discrimination against women. We provide evidence of two forms of … clearly they reveal the decision-maker's gender bias. Our analysis highlights the central role played by contextual features …

reports on the gender pay gap. Using an event-study design, we show that the policy had no discernible effects on male and … female wages, thus leaving the gender wage gap unchanged. The effects are precisely estimated and we rule out that the policy … narrowed the gender wage gap by more than 0.4 p.p.. Moreover, we do not find evidence for wage compression within …