How is prenatal sex selective behaviour influenced by the presence of cheap fetal gender identification technology and …

Gender gaps in skills exist around the world but differ remarkably among the high and low-and-middle income countries … and gender attitudes predict gender gaps in cognitive and noncognitive skills. We find steep socioeconomic and attitude … results suggest that a sizable improvement in gender attitudes would yield important gains for females, but substantial gains …

, persistently large gender gaps in terms of labor supply, earnings, and representation in top jobs remain. Moreover, in countries … the role of children and show that many potential explanations for the remaining gender disparities in labor market … relative to men. In the U.S., we document that close to two-thirds of the overall gender earnings gap can be accounted for by …

There is much research indicating the presence of a parental preference for a particular gender of children. The main … the costs of raising sons and daughters versus the gender bias (corresponding to parental utility derived from a child …’s gender or from characteristics exclusive to that gender). First, we use recent EU-SILC data from several Balkan and …

The perception of women's statutory place within organizations has been influenced by gender bias, which has led to … discrimination. Lowering barriers related to gender inequality and introducing constructive changes takes a surprisingly long time …. A deeper understanding of the interplay between socio-economic factors and gender inequality within organizations can …

the parental gender gap in wages and income. At the same time, working in more family friendly workplaces would not reduce …

development. The vast majority of theories reviewed suggest that gender inequality is a barrier to development, particularly over …In this article, we survey the theoretical literature investigating the role of gender inequality in economic …

Gender inequality in educational attainment remains a salient feature of contemporary Japanese society. This inequality … gender gap in the university advancement rate in Japan stems in part from differences in how parents allocate resources … within the household depending on the gender of their children. From the individuals' perspective, the gender composition of …

I examine how one central aspect of the family environment - sibling sex composition - affects women's gender … for first-born women. I show that women with a brother acquire more traditional gender roles, as measured through their … mechanism, I provide evidence of increased gender-specialized parenting in families with mixed-sex children. Finally, I find …