-Economic Panel Study (SOEP). In married and cohabiting couples men's net worth, on average, is 33,000 euros higher than women's. We ….g., self-employment, no migration background, inheritances, high income) that decrease the wealth gap for women increase it for …

-economic panel study. In married and cohabiting couples men's net worth, on average, is 33,000 euros higher than women's. We look at ….g., self-employment, no migration background, inheritances, high income) that decrease the wealth gap for women increase it for …

significantly enhances women's empowerment. Also, a decline in household gender wage gap results meaningfully in improving household … welfare. Particularly, the increasing effect on women's welfare resulting from decreases in household gender wage differences … techniques to examine the effect of gender wage differences within households on women's empowerment and welfare in Ghana. The …

The chapter examines how the various dimensions of economic inequality between men and women are analyzed today. Beyond … the gender wage gap—a central issue—and of course the still far from equal sharing of housework, the chapter also reviews … research on gender inequality in access to self-employment, the gender gap in pensions, and the emerging topic of a gender gap …