This paper analyzes the evolution of gender segregation in the workplace in Mexico between 1994 and 2004, using a … matching comparisons technique to explore the role of individual and family characteristics in determining gender segregation … gender wage gaps by 5 percentage points, while the elimination of occupational segregation would have increased gender wage …

This paper surveys gender and ethnic wage gaps in 18 Latin American countries, decomposing differences using matching … than women, with high cross-country heterogeneity. The unexplained pay gap is higher among older, informal and self …-employed workers and those in small firms. Ethnic wage differences are greater than gender differences, and educational attainment …

effects on outcomes for women trainees in a labor market with substantial gender differences. … fieldwork, the econometric work implements a two-stage matching procedure on propensity scores, gender and labor income. This … percent), gender occupational segregation reduces by 30 percent, and females' labor income improves by 93 percent (while males …