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Gender, worker representation and the profitability of firms in Germany
Jirjahn, Uwe - 2011
present. The finding raises the question of whether establishment-level codetermination reduces gender wage discrimination or … question by examining the association between the share of female employees and profitability. Using data from manufacturing … establishments, the empirical analysis suggests that there is a positive association between the share of women and profitability in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010356074
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More female manager hires through more female managers? : evidence from Germany
Bossler, Mario; Mosthaf, Alexander; Schank, Thorsten - 2016
This paper investigates if there is state dependence in the gender composition of managers in German establishments. We analyze whether the number of hired female managers (respectively the share of females within hired managers) depends on the past hiring decisions of an establishment. Using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011543232
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The changing life cycle pattern in female employment : a comparison of Germany and the UK
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Wunderlich, Gaby - 2002
It is often noted that employment rates of females have been rising during the last decades. However, in contrast to men, women are often part-time employed and the allocation of working time over the life-cycle is linked to family formation. In addition, employment rates may differ across skill...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011447839
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Gender differences in subjective well-being in and out of management positions
Trzcinski, Eileen; Holst, Elke - 2010
This study used data from the German Socio-economic Panel to examine gender differences in the extent to which self-reported subjective well-being was associated with occupying a high-level managerial position in the labour market,compared with employment in nonleadership, non-high-level...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008825923
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Earnings of men and women in firms with a female dominated workforce : what drives the impact of sex segregation on wages?
Heinze, Anja - 2009
qualifications among women or discrimination against women. To investigate this issue empirically, I use matched employer …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003817159
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More Female Manager Hires Through More Female Managers? Evidence from Germany
Bossler, Mario - 2016
This paper investigates if there is state dependence in the gender composition of managers in German establishments. We analyze whether the number of hired female managers (respectively the share of females within hired managers) depends on the past hiring decisions of an establishment. Using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012982109
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Gender Differences in Subjective Well-Being in and Out of Management Positions
Trzcinski, Eileen; Holst, Elke - 2010
This study used data from the German Socio-economic Panel to examine gender differences in the extent to which self-reported subjective well-being was associated with occupying a high-level managerial position in the labour market, compared with employment in nonleadership, non-high-level...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014195002
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The Changing Life Cycle Pattern in Female Employment : A Comparison of Germany and the UK
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Wunderlich, Gaby - 2008
It is often noted that employment rates of females have been rising during the last decades. However, in contrast to men, women are often part-time employed and the allocation of working time over the life-cycle is linked to family formation. In addition, employment rates may differ across skill...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014075565
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Support on the way to the top? : the effect of organisational equal opportunities measures on women's promotion prospects
Wanger, Susanne - 2022
Even though women have been able to increase their participation in management positions to a small extent in recent years, they are still significantly underrepresented in management positions. Organisational measures to promote gender equality and work-life balance are seen as an option to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013254277
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Women in management and the gender pay gap
Sondergeld, Virginia; Wrohlich, Katharina - 2023
We analyze the impact of women's managerial representation on the gender pay gap among employees on the establishment level using German Linked-Employer-Employee- Data from the years 2004 to 2018. For identification of a causal effect we employ a panel model with establishment fixed effects and...
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