The status of women in economics in the US has come increasingly under the spotlight. We exploit high quality … administrative data to paint the first comprehensive picture of the status of women in UK academic economics departments in research …-intensive universities. Our evidence indicates that, as in the US, women in economics are under-represented and are paid less than men. The …

which family units (and women within families) remain primarily responsible for familial care obligations, and where the …

two-hour increase in housework time for each partner upon marriage, with women specializing in routine, and men …