differences: men tend to inherit larger sums than women during their working life. Women often outlive their male partners, thus …

effects double in magnitude. Having a critical female manager does not affect effort provision but it does lower workers …

This paper reviews the empirical literature on the existence and impact of gender discriminatory laws on women …'s outcomes across various domains (categories) that constitute the Women in Business and the Law measure of gender inequality …. The evidence to date suggests that there are significant negative consequences of legal gender discrimination on women …

investigate the underlying mechanisms that shape gender discrimination within firms. We find evidence of a "women helping women …" pattern through spill-over effects which reduce discrimination among women, but increase discrimination among men … time, particularly for women in high-skilled jobs, are shown to be effective in reducing gender discrimination. The above …

We develop a framework for quantifying barriers to labor force participation (LFP) and entrepreneurship faced by women … women entrepreneurs. However, there is one area in which female entrepreneurs have an advantage: the hiring of female …. Counterfactual simulations indicate that removing all excess barriers faced by women entrepreneurs would substantially increase the …

the legal right to divorce, historically advocated by women emancipation movements. …