This paper studies the interaction between the decrease in the gender pay gap and the stagnation in the careers of … gender pay gap. The whole decline in the gap originates from (i) newer worker cohorts who enter the labor market with smaller …-than-average gender pay gaps and (ii) older worker cohorts who exit with higher-than-average gender pay gaps. As predicted by the model …

Using linked employer-employee data from Brazil, we document a large gender pay gap due to women working at lower … suggests that amenities are important for both men and women, that compensating differentials explain half of the gender pay … gap, and that there are significant output and welfare gains from eliminating gender differences. However, equal …

per year. In the decades since, the rate of gender wage convergence has stalled to less than one-third of its previous … value. An outstanding puzzle in economics is "why did gender wage convergence in the US stall?" Using an event study design … explain 94% of the reduction in the rate of gender wage convergence that is unaccounted for after controlling for changes in …

state and federal minimum wage policies on gender, race, and ethnic inequality throughout the wage distribution, focusing on … gender, racial, and ethnic inequality in the present day …

together these three produce the "parental gender gap," defined as the difference in income between mothers and fathers. We … fathers manage to expand their relative gains, particularly among college graduates. The parental gender gap in earnings …

favorably than equally performing men. This gender gap in self-promotion is notably persistent. It stays just as strong when we …: eliminate gender differences in confidence about performance, eliminate incentives to self-promote, provide information about …-promotion opportunities, this self-promotion gap may contribute to persistent gender gaps in education and labor market outcomes …

The closing of the gender wage gap is an ongoing phenomenon in industrialized countries. However, research has been … women to that of men. In this study, we use a new approach for analyzing changes in the gender pay gap that uses direct … substantial fraction of the closing of the gender wage gap. Our evidence suggests that these task changes are driven, at least in …

employment discrimination against U.S. women. For the next 15 years, the gender gap in median earnings among full-time, full …