indicates that multiple influences shape attitudes towards competition during different periods of the life cycle. Gender … order to reduce the gender gap in educational and labor market outcomes, it is crucial to understand when and why gender …

Analyzing gender gaps of unemployed job-seekers, this study uniquely complements the broad literature focussing … predominantly on gender gaps of employed workers. I consider a broad range of labor market outcomes, and disentangle the factors … importance. Married women and those with young children perform particularly bad compared to men. High unexplainable gender gaps …

Persistent gender gaps characterize labor markets in many African countries. Utilizing Eswatini's first three labor … market surveys (conducted in 2007, 2010, and 2013), this paper provides first systematic evidence on the country's gender … the global financial crisis had a less negative impact on women than it had on men. Both unadjusted and unexplained gender …

indicates that multiple influences shape attitudes toward competition during different periods of the life cycle. Gender … order to reduce the gender gap in educational and labor market outcomes, it is crucial to understand when and why gender …

study preferred by women are associated with lower wages. This thesis aims to disentangle the process, in which gender … differences in field of study choices emerge and transform into gender inequality in the labour market through four steps … offer new insights on specific explanations. First, gender differences in task-related preferences, i.e., occupational …