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What Drives the Gender Gap? An Analysis Using Sexual Orientation
Montag, Josef - 2017
Gender differences in productivity, if any, that are unobserved to researchers may produce an omitted variable bias in gender gap studies. Finding a subpopulation with less acute differences in unobserved characteristics would allow this concern to be addressed. This paper argues that gays and...
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What Drives the Gender Gap? An Analysis Using Sexual Orientation
Montag, Josef - 2021
Gender differences in productivity, if any, that are unobserved to researchers may produce an omitted variable bias in gender gap studies. Finding a subpopulation with less acute differences in unobserved characteristics would allow this concern to be addressed. This paper argues that gays and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013222115
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On within-couple time allocation : gendered disparities in paid work and housework in Europe
Tverdostup, Maryna; Sabouniha, Alireza - 2024
This paper aims to pursue a deeper understanding of gendered within-couple allocation of time into paid work and housework in heterosexual dual-earner couples. Relying on the second wave of Harmonised European Time Use Survey (HETUS) data for 10 European countries, we estimate spousal relative...
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Grandmothers and the gender gap in the Mexican labor market
Talamas Marcos, Miguel Ángel - 2022
This paper estimates the effect of childcare availability on parents' employment probability using the timing of death of grandmothers-the primary childcare providers in Mexico-as identifying variation. I use a triple-difference to disentangle the effect of coinhabiting grandmothers' deaths due...
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LGBTI in OECD countries : a review
Valfort, Marie-Anne - 2017
attitudes toward LGBTI, LGBTI rights and perceived discrimination among LGBTI. It goes on to discuss the empirical strategies … at school and suffer academically; (iii) LGBTI face hiring and wage discrimination; (iv) LGBTI show higher rates of … physical and mental health problems, in particular due to social rejection. The paper concludes by reviewing anti-discrimination …
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Socio-economic implications of female inclusion in organizational structures and in leadership positions
Krawiec, Alexandra E. - In: International journal of management and economics 49 (2016) 1, pp. 106-134
discrimination. Lowering barriers related to gender inequality and introducing constructive changes takes a surprisingly long time …
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Should we cheer together? : gender differences in instantaneous well-being during joint and solo activities
Gimenez-Nadal, José Ignacio; Molina, José Alberto; … - 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has confined millions in their homes, representing an unprecedented case for spending more time together with family members. This situation is a challenge for households, given that more time with the partner or children may not necessarily translate into increased...
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The gender gap in time allocation in Europe
Gimenez-Nadal, José Ignacio; Molina, José Alberto - 2020
This article explores the gender gap in time allocation in Europe, offering up-to-date statistics and information on several factors that may help to explain these differences. Prior research has identified several factors affecting the time individuals devote to paid work, unpaid work, and...
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The effect of COVID-19 on the gender gap in remote work
Marcén, Miriam; Morales, Marina - 2024
We examine changes in the gender gap in working from home (WFH) in response to the unanticipated first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using data from the American Time Use Survey, we find a non-negligible widening of the gender gap with WFH being more prevalent among women than among men....
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Housework share between partners : experimental evidence on gender identity
Ausprung, Katrin; Iacovou, Maria; Nicoletti, Cheti - 2015
Using an experimental design, we investigate the reasons behind the gendered division of housework within couples. In particular, we assess whether the fact that women do more housework than men may be explained by differences in preferences deriving from differences in gender identity between...
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