This paper analyses the intra-household allocation of time to show gender differences in childcare. In the framework of … characteristics, for five samples (Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and Spain), with data being drawn from the European Community …

We examine how the gender of a sibling affects earnings, education and family formation. Identification is complicated … by parental preferences: if parents prefer certain sex compositions over others, children's gender affects not only the … based on the gender of the other twin.We find that the gender of the sibling influences both men and women, but in a …

This article analyzes the extent to which changes in household composition over the life course affect the gender … division of labor. It identifies and analyzes cross-country disparities between France, Italy, Sweden and United States, using … most recent data available from the Time Use National Surveys. We focus on gender differences in the allocation of time …

This paper proposes a new measure of gender differences in access to jobs based on a job assignment model. This measure … show that the gender difference in the probability of getting a job increases along the wage ladder from 9% to 50%. Females …

higher education, from 11 to 14.5 percent. These effects are driven by high-achieving girls in mathematics. We find limited … reduced the prevalence of stereotypes associated with jobs in science and gender differences in abilities, but it made the … influence female students' choice of study. Results suggest that emphasis on the gender theme is less important to the …

the market price for domestic services. We exploit time-diary data for Great Britain and France, relying on cross …

seven market work intervals and seven house work intervals for each partner. The model is estimated using data for France …