. We find no evidence of gender-based discrimination, including in STEM occupations. However, in line with previous studies …We conduct a correspondence study to assess demand for soft skills in the context of hiring discrimination in Malaysia … in the same context, we find evidence of ethnic discrimination. We then test the relevance of two soft skills: leadership …

, persistently large gender gaps in terms of labor supply, earnings, and representation in top jobs remain. Moreover, in countries … the role of children and show that many potential explanations for the remaining gender disparities in labor market … relative to men. In the U.S., we document that close to two-thirds of the overall gender earnings gap can be accounted for by …

There is a large gender gap in the probability of being in a "top job" in mid-career. Top jobs bring higher earnings … women. We then use linear regression and decomposition techniques to account for the gender gap in top jobs including our … measure of overconfidence. Our results show that men being more overconfident explains 5-11 percent of the gender gap in top …

There is a large gender gap in the probability of being in a "top job" in mid-career. Top jobs bring higher earnings … women. We then use linear regression and decomposition techniques to account for the gender gap in top jobs including our … measure of overconfidence. Our results show that men being more overconfident explains 5-11 percent of the gender gap in top …

discrimination in terms of hiring recommendations, job fit assessments, or wage offers. However, a closer analysis reveals a gender … discrimination towards LGBTQ+ workers in the labor market and its interaction with gender. …This paper presents the findings of an artifactual field experiment conducted in urban Ecuador to investigate …

overconfidence combined with competitive workplace incentives affects gender equality in the labor market. Our main result is that …

Gender differences in overconfidence have been extensively documented in the empirical literature, but the implications …, combined with competitive job incentives, affects gender equality in the labor market and discuss policy implications. The …

observed narrowing of the gender wage gap is entirely driven by declining gender wag gaps within, rather than between …, occupations. A decomposition exercise reveals that while explained factors have become more important contributors to the gender … unobservables, i.e. discrimination, is likely to have declined over time. Finally, technological change as measured by job tasks …

and investigated in different settings. Using a field experiment, this paper examines the presence and magnitude of gender …The role of employer discrimination in widening labor market differences between men and women has been hypothesized …-based discrimination by employers at the point of screening in Tunisia. The study sent out 1,571 fictitious and substantially identical …