We examine the introduction of a gender quota law in Germany, mandating a minimum 30% of the underrepresented gender on … the supervisory boards of a particular type of firms. We exploit the fact that Germany has a two-tier corporate system … consisting of the affected supervisory boards and unaffected management boards within the same firm. We find a positive effect on …

The paper analyzes the gender pay gap in private-sector management positions based on German panel data and using fixed … the devaluation of women's work, we find wage penalties for female occupations in management only in large firms. This …

and in society overall tend to consolidate in the management bodies of large companies. The predominance of men on the … supervisory boards of Germany's largest private sector companies has created a 'male monoculture' there. In the literature … percentage of women in management positions in the private sector would still require the support of upper-level (male …

pay gap than women on higher management levels. The results are similar for East and West Germany, despite the lower … share of women in management significantly reduces the gender pay gap within the firm. An increase in the share of women in … first-level management e.g. from zero to above 33 percent decreases the adjusted gender pay gap from a baseline of 15 …

parental leave schemes. In this paper, we analyze whether the introduction of the fathers' quota in Germany in 2007, that …

and Europe. Also for the public sector, we highlight significant regional discrepancies. …