In this study, we investigate the extent and mechanisms of gender-based discrimination in urban Ecuador's hiring … practices, a critical issue for understanding persistent gender disparities and informing policy. Using an artifactual field … differentials. We hypothesize that social norms advocating for gender equality significantly drive these preferences, and …

wage returns to telework and education rose during the pandemic. Our results suggest no systematic expansion of gender gaps … 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 …

This paper presents evidence of the effects of gender diversity on firm innovation outcomes and their productivity in … endogeneity issues of women’s participation in STI and innovation behavior. An upward bias of the impact of gender diversity on … innovation might arise because more dynamic and innovative managers, knowing the value of gender diversity, may also hire more …

This paper analyses (age-adjusted) employment rates by gender and education. We find that malefemale gender gaps and ….5 percentage points. At the same time, closing both the gender and education gaps would raise the EU employment rate from 76% to 89 … high-low education gaps in employment vary markedly across European Union (EU) countries and regions, with larger gaps …

trend, it aims to look at it particularly in conjunction with education and provide a commentary on the same. It is proposed … education. Bivariate and multivariate analyses is conducted on state level cross-sectional data and it is found that patriarchy … is indicative of the large proportion of women out of the labour force at high levels of education. It is concluded that …

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 …

This study analyzes the evolution of gender-based educational and occupational segregation, from 1999 to 2016, for four … segregation in explaining occupational segregation. There are four major findings. First, aggregate gender–based educational and … is observed despite working women’s education levels increasingly exceeding those of working men and significant …

labor market, according to gender, across four Latin American countries. We find that information and communication … for both men and women. However, there is a significant gender gap that favors men on the STEM returns. There is also a … sizable gender gap regarding the amount of skills accumulated by gender. Through an Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition, we estimate …

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 …