countries on four continents there is no difference-men and women do the same amount of total work. This latter fact has been …, macroeconomists, the general public and sociologists are unaware of it and instead believe that women perform more total work. The … facts do not arise from gender differences in the price of time (as measured by market wages), as women's total work is …

countries on four continents there is no difference - men and women do the same amount of total work. This latter fact has been …, macroeconomists, the general public and sociologists are unaware of it and instead believe that women perform more total work. The … facts do not arise from gender differences in the price of time (as measured by market wages), as women's total work is …

Despite significant improvement in female schooling over the last two decades, only a small proportion of women in … regression results show that even after accounting for human capital endowments, women are systematically less likely to … significant and negative effect on women's participation in paid work. We do not find any evidence that purdah norm variable …

Despite significant improvement in female schooling over the last two decades, only a small proportion of women in … regression results show that even after accounting for human capital endowments, women are systematically less likely to … significant and negative effect on women's participation in paid work. We do not find any evidence that purdah norm variable …

In most of the developed world, skilled women marry at a lower rate than unskilled women. We document heterogeneity … across countries in how the marriage gap for skilled women has evolved over time. As labor market opportunities for women … statics of a theoretical model in which the (negative) social attitudes toward working women might contribute to the lower …

Social norms have been put forward as prominent explanations for the changing labour supply decisions of women. This … decisions, taking into account not only the early socialization of women but also that of their partner. Using large … representative panel data sets from West Germany, results suggest that women with partners who grew up with a working mother are more …

In most of the developed world, skilled women marry at a lower rate than unskilled women. We document heterogeneity … across countries in how the marriage gap for skilled women has evolved over time. As labor market opportunities for women … statics of a theoretical model in which the (negative) social attitudes toward working women might contribute to the lower …

(Investment in Women's Human Capital and Economic Development 1995) and observed elsewhere. This paper tests the U …