Would countercyclical fiscal policy during recessions improve or worsen the gender employment gap? We answer this … question by exploring the state-dependent impact of fiscal spending shocks on employment by gender in the G-7 countries. Using … the local projection method, we find that, during recessions, a positive fiscal spending shock increases female employment …

cyclicality of their employment and wages relative to women’s. We study the extent to which fiscal policy may offset or worsen … these asymmetric effects across gender. Using micro-level data for the U.S. from the Current Population Survey, we find that … analysis further reveals that the fiscal component most efficient at closing gender gaps is least suitable for offsetting …

Job loss leads to persistent adverse labor market outcomes, but assessments of gender differences in labor market … recovery are lacking. We utilize plant closures in Denmark to estimate gender gaps in labor market outcomes and document that … displacement. When accounting for observable differences in human Capital across men and women, half of the gender gap in …