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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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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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Equal pay legislation and the gender wage gap

Polachek, Solomon W. - In: IZA World of Labor (2014) May, pp. 1-10

Australia it remains around 17%. Thus, the gender pay gap continues to be an important policy issue. …

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Immigrant labor and work-family decisions of native-born women

Furtado, Delia - In: IZA World of Labor (2015)

particularly relevant to policies for dealing with the gender pay gap and below-replacement fertility rates, both thought to be …

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Immigrant labor and work-family decisions of native-born women

Furtado, Delia - In: IZA World of Labor (2015) April, pp. 1-10

particularly relevant to policies for dealing with the gender pay gap and below-replacement fertility rates, both thought to be …

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Human capital effects of marriage payments

Anderson, Siwan - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)

Payments at the time of marriage, which are ubiquitous in developing countries, can be substantial enough to impoverish parents. Brideprice and dowry have both been linked to domestic violence against women, and inflation in these payments has prompted legislation against them in several...

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Human capital effects of marriage payments

Anderson, Siwan - In: IZA World of Labor (2014) September, pp. 1-10

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Parental leave and maternal labor supply

Kunze, Astrid - In: IZA World of Labor (2022)

Numerous studies have investigated whether the provision and generosity of parental leave affects the employment and career prospects of women. Parental leave systems typically provide either short unpaid leave mandated by the firm, as in the US, or more generous and universal leave mandated by...

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Policies to support women’s paid work

Giannelli, Gianna Claudia - In: IZA World of Labor (2015)

Engaging in paid work is generally difficult for women in developing countries. Many women work unpaid in family businesses or on farms, are engaged in low-income self-employment activities, or work in low-paid wage employment. In some countries, vocational training or grants for starting a...

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Encouraging women's labor force participation in transition countries

Pignatti, Norberto - In: IZA World of Labor (2020)

such economic and social factors as traditional views of gender roles and limited government support for caregivers. Still …

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