The last several decades have seen profound changes in the roles of women in the labor market and the family, with both the media and academic research emphasizing the conflict that women face between their roles in the two spheres. One recurring theme is the 'success penalty', or the...

How do students decide what major to study and what explains the low enrolment of women in science and economics? Using data on the subjective expectations of undergraduate students who are in the process of selecting a major, we model major choice as a function of major-specific and...

According to gender personality traits, women are more interested in people, whereas men are more interested in things. The goal of this research is to see if there is a gender gap in financial literacy and if these disparities can be explained by different areas of interest. A convenience...