This paper documents gender differences in social ties and develops a theory that links them to disparities in men …

. The higher propensity to work from home and better educational attainments of women deterred gender wage gap expansion, as … empirically investigate the dynamics and drivers of gender gaps in employment rates, wages and workhours during the pandemic …. Relying on Estonian Labour Force Survey data, we document that the pandemic has, if anything, reduced gender inequality in all …

In this paper we discuss some strands of the recent literature on the evolution of gender gaps and their driving forces …. 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 …

recent times, one aspect which remains largely unexplored is the importance of gender sensitivity in trade facilitation. The … gender dimensions of trade facilitation and logistics have largely been examined in sub-Saharan Africa. In South Asia …, however, not much attention has been given to understand the gender impact of services involved in trade facilitation like …

This paper studies the effect of firms'export activity on the gender wage gap among its workers. Using matched employer …, which reinforces female comparative advantage and reduces (widens) the gender wage gap in white-collar (blue …

This paper aims to pursue a deeper understanding of gendered within-couple allocation of time into paid work and … addition, even if it is approaching a gender-equal split, the withincouple division of housework barely passes the point at … aligns broadly with traditional theories of the household, yet the role of the 'doing-gender' hypothesis is non-negligible. …

congestion policy, spatial planning and transport infrastructure provision, but are also relevant to our understanding of gender …

border within the same commuting zone shows that culture matters. Indeed, East German mothers return to work more quickly and … German female migrants return to work earlier and work longer hours than their West German colleagues even after long … induces "native" West German mothers to accelerate their return to work after childbirth, suggesting that migration might be a …

Women in developed economies have made major inroads in labor markets throughout the past century, but remaining gender … hours and relative wages for a wide cross-section of developed economies. It reviews existing work on the factors driving … gender convergence, and novel perspectives on remaining gender gaps. The paper finally emphasizes the interplay between …