of women's fertility on their human capital accumulation. We find that the curvature in the wage profile is determined …. We estimate that the difference in wages among prime age women would be approximately 3% higher if the relationship …

Women typically earn less than men. The reasons are not fully understood. Previous studies argue that this may be … because (i) women 'don't ask' and (ii) the reason they fail to ask is out of concern for the quality of their relationships at …. Using matched employer-employee data from 2013-14, the paper finds that the women-don't-ask account is incorrect. Once an …

and violence, and the experience of women of color. Part 4 covers gender behavioral differences. Part 5 presents studies … on the experience of women trying to break the glass ceiling, as well as the differential effects of education on boys …

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 …

closes because women's wages rise with the share female managers in the workplace while men's wages fall. Panel and … proposition that women are more likely to be paid equitably when managers have discretion in the way they reward performance and … those managers are women. These findings suggest a stronger presence of women in managerial positions can help tackle the …

This paper examines the impact of manufacturing employment on women's health and decision-making power within … households in Lesotho. Under the US African Growth and Opportunity Act of 2000, the employment of women in ready-made garment … opportunities. Women residing closer to the industrial zones were particularly affected. These changes are exploited for …

focus is on Germany, a country that underwent several changes in maternity leave legislation since the late 70s. We identify … the causal impact of an expansion in maternity leave by comparing labor market outcomes of women who gave birth shortly (i … women to delay their return to work. Despite this strong short-term effect, the expansions had little impact on women …

This paper contrasts labour participation behaviour and wages of native and immigrant women. Since the impact of family … control for correlated individual-specific effects in both selection- and wage equations. We conclude that migrant women … receive lower wages than native women in the same labor market segment, and that this is mainly associated with their …

pay gap than women on higher management levels. The results are similar for East and West Germany, despite the lower …We analyze the impact of women's managerial representation on the gender pay gap among employees on the establishment … share of women in management significantly reduces the gender pay gap within the firm. An increase in the share of women in …