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Why do we need longitudinal survey data?
Joshi, Heather - In: IZA World of Labor (2016)
Information from longitudinal surveys transforms snapshots of a given moment into something with a time dimension. It illuminates patterns of events within an individual’s life and records mobility and immobility between older and younger generations. It can track the different pathways of men...
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Eliminating discrimination in hiring isn't enough
Alston, Mackenzie - In: IZA World of Labor (2023)
While many firms have recognized the importance of recruiting and hiring diverse job applicants, they should also pay attention to the challenges newly hired diverse candidates may face after entering the company. It is possible that they are being assessed by unequal or unequitable standards...
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Social protection programs for women in developing countries
Cameron, Lisa A. - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)
Women are more likely than men to work in the informal sector and to drop out of the labor force for a time, such as after childbirth, and to be impeded by social norms from working in the formal sector. This work pattern undermines productivity, increases women’s vulnerability to income...
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Equal pay legislation and the gender wage gap
Polachek, Solomon W. - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)
Australia it remains around 17%. Thus, the gender pay gap continues to be an important policy issue. …
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Gender diversity in teams
Azmat, Ghazala - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)
legal mandates. Data on team dynamics and gender differences in preferences (risk-taking behavior, taste for competition …, prosocial behavior) show how gender composition influences group decision-making and subsequent performance through channels …
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The determinants of housework time
Stratton, Leslie S. - In: IZA World of Labor (2015)
driven in part by the gender differential in wages. Efforts to reduce the gender wage gap and alter gendered norms of … behavior should reduce the gender bias in household production time and reduce inefficiency in home production. Policymakers …
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Wage compression and the gender pay gap
Kahn, Lawrence M. - In: IZA World of Labor (2015)
There are large international differences in the gender pay gap. In some developed countries in 2010–2012, women were … education and experience and commonly work in different industries and occupations, multiple factors can influence the gender … to education, experience, and occupational wage differentials. Systems of wage compression narrow the gender pay gap but …
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Women’s labor force participation
Winkler, Anne E. - In: IZA World of Labor (2016)
Female labor force participation is mainly driven by the value of women’s market wages versus the value of their non-market time. Labor force participation by women varies considerably across countries. To understand this international variation, one must further consider differences across...
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Social protection programs for women in developing countries
Cameron, Lisa - In: IZA World of Labor (2019)
Women are more likely than men to work in the informal sector and to drop out of the labor force for a time, such as after childbirth, and to be impeded by social norms from working in the formal sector. This work pattern undermines productivity, increases women's vulnerability to income shocks,...
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Equal pay legislation and the gender wage gap
Polachek, Solomon W. - In: IZA World of Labor (2019)
Australia it remains around 14%. Interestingly, the gender pay gap is relatively small for the young but increases as men and … explain these wage patterns? And what can governments do to speed up wage convergence to close the gender pay gap? Clearly …, the gender pay gap continues to be an important policy issue. …
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