This paper estimates size and impact factors of the gender pay gap in Europe. It adds to the literature in three … aspects. First, we update existing figures on the gender pay gaps in the EU based on the Structure of Earnings Survey 2010 … the most important barrier to gender pay equality in European countries. In addition, the fact that part-time positions …

This paper estimates size and impact factors of the gender pay gap in Europe. It adds to the literature in three … aspects. First, we update existing figures on the gender pay gaps in the EU based on the Structure of Earnings Survey 2010 … the most important barrier to gender pay equality in European countries. In addition, the fact that part-time positions …

The study analyses the gender pay gap in private-sector management positions in Germany based on data from the German … Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) for the years 2001-2008. It focuses in particular on gender segregation in the labor … inequality on earnings levels and gender wage differentials in management positions. Our paper is, to our knowledge, the first in …

Although there are a variety of studies on the gender pay gap, only a few relate to managerial positions. The present … differ only marginally in their human capital endowments. The Oaxaca/Blinder decomposition shows that the gender pay gap in … the gross monthly salary can hardly be explained using the human capital approach. Adding variables on gender …

The study analyses the gender pay gap in private-sector management positions based on the German Socio-Economic Panel … Study (SOEP) for the years 2001-2008. It focuses on occupational gender segregation, and on the effects of this inequality … on earnings levels and gender wage differentials in management positions. Our paper is, to our knowledge, the first in …

Earlier literature on the gender pay gap has taught us that occupations matter and so do firms. However, the role of … impact of the allocation of workers to firms and to job titles shaping the gender pay gap. We also provide a methodological … of the conditional gap. We find that one fifth of the gender pay gap results from segregation of workers across firms and …

We investigate skill mismatch and its impact on gender differences in wage gap and in returns to education in Sweden … (overeducation), while men are more likely to have less (undereducation).Over- and undereducation contribute far more to the gender … wage gap than years of schooling and work experience. In decompositions, adjusting for skill mismatch decreases the gender …

This paper investigates the relationship between the gender wage gap, the choice of training occupation, and … persistent gender wage gap over experience, the gap has decreased over time. Second, in the lower part of the wage distribution … distribution. We conclude that occupational mobility has reduced the gender wage gap, but lock{in effects are still stronger for …

This paper investigates the relationship between the gender wage gap, the choice of training occupation, and … persistent gender wage gap over experience, the gap has decreased over time. Second, in the lower part of the wage distribution … distribution. We conclude that occupational mobility has reduced the gender wage gap, but lock-in effects are still stronger for …

recently, empirical evidence from the US and Europe has supported theories based on the concept of specialized human capital … between occupational feminization and wages and estimate the contribution of occupational sex-segregation to the gender pay-gap. …