This paper proposes a new measure of gender differences in access to jobs based on a job assignment model. This measure … show that the gender difference in the probability of getting a job increases along the wage ladder from 9% to 50%. Females …

In this paper, we propose a job assignment model allowing for a gender difference in access to jobs. Males and females …-paid jobs can be detected and quantified. We estimate the gender relative probability of getting any given job position for full …

. A notion of "gendered moral rationality," complemented by the Rawlsian concept of "justice as fairness" (implying … of what is recognized in mainstream theory and policy as "work" done by women. Thus, the traditional gender roles, with …. We also need to go beyond standard models to interpret the intrahousehold gender inequities. We do not gain much insight …

An important underlying determinant of wage discrimination, as well as the gender wage gap is the way the labor market … individual labor market outcomes and the way attractiveness affects gender wage differentials. Further research is needed on the … transmission and the effect this has on the gender wage gap. …

or register data, we find that all women are affectee by a substantial gender discrimination in wages, but only Pakistani …In this paper, we investigate whether there is a double-negative effect on the wages of immigrant women in Denmark … stemming from a negative effect from both gender and foreign country of origin. We estimate separate wage equations for Danes …

This dissertation is an empirical study of the gender wage gap in Finland. Much of the dissertation focuses explicitly … the overall gender wage gap. The dissertation consists of three essays. The first essay explores the early-career gender … wage gap in the Finnish private sector. I find that the gender wage gap increases significantly during the first ten years …

are substantial and differ considerably by gender. The results imply that the unequal valuation of volunteer experience by … gender is more important in explaining the gender earnings gap than is the unequal valuation of part-time paid work …

returns are differentially greater for men and account for a substantial proportion of the gender earnings gap. A comparison … women may also narrow the gender earnings gap. …

Using a rich and comparable micro-data set, we analyse international differences in gender pay gaps in the private … influencing female occupational distributions. We find significant impacts of those latter factors on gender differentials …