% more likely to experience income losses than their male counterparts. Conversely, we do not find a comparable gender gap … among employees. Our results further suggest that the gender gap among the self-employed is largely explained by the fact …

While education and labor force participation of women have been increased, there is still a substantial gender gap in … and gender equality. We address this question by examining the influence of works councils on the gender policies of …

We examine the gender legacy of past institutions by comparing Italian municipalities located in a narrow band across …

are still underrepresented in several occupations. In this article, the effect of gender norms on whether women enter male …-dominated occupations is analysed using differences in gender equality among early-arrival migrants. The variations in gender norms … occupational choices. Using data from the American Community Survey, it is found that greater gender equality in the country of …

This paper investigates whether there is co-movement in subjective wellbeing (swb) gender gaps and objective wellbeing … (owb) gender gaps over time and whether swb gender gaps are caused by gender differences in endowments or by the different … of owb gender equality, ignoring the importance of swb gender equality. We use the NIDS dataset, comparing 2008 and 2017 …

We investigate the explanatory factors that have contributed to changing wealth levels and the gender wealth gap in … analyses, a diminishing role of permanent income is observed, due both to a reduction in the gender difference in permanent … income and in gender differences in its returns. Overall, the evidence points to more equal wealth accumulation both in terms …

I examine the incidence and determinants of the gender income gap in Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Serbia, Tajikistan … substantively large gender income gap (favoring males) in all six countries; (2) some evidence of a gender-related glass ceiling in … decreasing the gender income gap in these former formally gender neutral economies-notably through attention towards the …

-household in the labour market, a phenomenon known as feminization. This paper aims at measuring and explaining the gender … the She-recession can be however traced back to the persistence of gender asymmetries both intra-household and extra …

Marriage is a central stage in the transition to adulthood in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This paper … builds on the existing literature on the effect of marriage on women's employment in MENA. Besides examining how different …