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 …

We present evidence on the role of the social environment for the development of gender differences in competitiveness … and earnings expectations. First, we document that the gender gap in competitiveness and earnings expectations is more … causally affects girls' willingness to compete and narrows both the gender gap in competitiveness as well as the gender gap in …

also face more discrimination in the labour market, the consequences of overeducation are likely to differ by gender. Using …