Gender wage and employment gaps are negatively correlated across countries. We argue that non-random selection of women …, all countries in which gender employment gaps are high. In particular, correction for employment selection explains more …, if women who are employed tend to have relatively high-wage characteristics, low female employment rates may become …

at aiding families. The outcomes of interest are female employment, gender gaps in earnings and fertility. We begin with … gender outcomes. Most estimates of the impact of parental leave entitlement on female labor market outcomes range from …

. We will revisit key stylized facts about gender gaps in employment and wages in a few high-income countries. We then … discuss and build on one gender-neutral force behind the rise in female employment, namely the rise of the service economy …In this paper we discuss some strands of the recent literature on the evolution of gender gaps and their driving forces …

We study the mechanisms that are associated with the gender education gap and its reversal in Germany. We focus on … family background nor labor market characteristics appear to be strongly associated with the gender education gap. There is … some evidence that the gender gap in upper secondary education reflects the rising share of single parent households which …

Women in developed economies have made major inroads in labor markets throughout the past century, but remaining gender … differences in pay and employment seem remarkably persistent. This paper documents long-run trends in female employment, working … gender convergence, and novel perspectives on remaining gender gaps. The paper finally emphasizes the interplay between …

unexplored dimensions of gender differences and discuss their bearings on labor market outcomes. Experiments have offered new … findings on gender discrimination, and while they have identified a bias against hiring women in some labor market segments …. Experiments have also offered new insights into gender differences in preferences: women appear to gain less from negotiation …

This paper investigates the role of the rise of services in the narrowing of gender gaps in hours and wages in recent … rise of services, driven by structural transformation and marketization of home production, acts as a gender-biased demand …

We infer the role of gender identity norms from the reallocation of childcare across parents, following changes in …

birth-related employment interruptions. The reform yields most of the intended effects …