Paid parental leave schemes have been shown to increase women’s employment rates but to decrease their wages in case of extended leave duration. In view of these potential trade-offs, many countries are discussing the optimal design of parental leave policies. We analyze the impact of a major...

We analyze the impact of women's managerial representation on the gender pay gap among employees on the establishment level using German Linked-Employer-Employee- Data from the years 2004 to 2018. For identification of a causal effect we employ a panel model with establishment fixed effects and...

While the gender pay gap between men and women in Germany remains at 18 percent, this figure is not the same for all employees. There are, for example, major differences by age. Beginning at age 30, the gender pay gap increases sharply and remains constantly high at 20 percent until retirement....

Der Gender Pay Gap, also die Verdienstlücke zwischen Frauen und Männern, beträgt in Deutschland nach wie vor 18 Prozent. Dieser Durchschnittswert ist allerdings nicht für alle Beschäftigten gleich. Große Unterschiede finden sich insbesondere nach dem Alter: Ab einem Alter von 30 Jahren...

We analyze the impact of women's managerial representation on the gender pay gap among employees on the establishment level using German Linked-Employer-Employee- Data from the years 2004 to 2018. For identification of a causal effect we employ a panel model with establishment fixed effects and...

We analyze the impact of women’s managerial representation on the gender pay gap among employees on the establishment level using German Linked-Employer-Employee- Data from the years 2004 to 2018. For identification of a causal effect we employ a panel model with establishment fixed effects...

The German labor market is characterized by marked occupational segregation between women and men. The median earnings in female dominated occupations are lower than those in male dominated professions. This is one of the reasons for the gender pay gap. However, there are also large differences...

In Deutschland ist der Arbeitsmarkt von starker beruflicher Segregation zwischen Frauen und Männern geprägt. In typischen Frauenberufen wird dabei im Mittel weniger verdient als in typischen Männerberufen. Das ist einer der Gründe für den Gender Pay Gap. Zudem gibt es jedoch auch innerhalb...