from science and engineering relative to other fields. I find that the higher relative exit rate is driven by engineering … rather than science, and show that 60% of the gap can be explained by the relatively greater exit rate from engineering of … other fields once women's relatively high exit rates from male fields generally are taken into account. -- science and …

participation among women directly exposed during the dictatorship and their daughters raised in democracy. … for women as mothers and housewives. Partnering with higher education institutions, the dictatorship delivered training … programs aimed at fostering domestic skills. Our findings reveal these programs facilitated women's entry into the labor market …

The underrepresentation of women at the top of hierarchies is often explained by gender differences in preferences. We … playing behavior consistent with women being more averse towards risk and competition. Moreover, we demonstrate how "shying … away" makes female players less successful: despite no gender gap in playing skills, women accumulate lower scores than men …

The income gradient in political participation is a widely accepted stylized fact. This article asks how income effects …

hallmark of good scientific practice and it has lately become a key concern for research communities and science policy makers …

, broadly defined (e.g., attitudes toward science and technology, new versus old ideas, change, risk taking, personal agency …

-doctoral training in science. We elicit the beliefs and career preferences of doctoral students through a novel survey and randomize the …