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Sexual orientation discrimination in the labor market against gay men

Drydakis, Nick - 2021

toward gay men. A one standard deviation increase in taste-discrimination attitudes against gay men decreased their access to … occupations by 9.6%. Furthermore, a one standard deviation increase in statistical-discrimination attitudes against gay men … applicants expressed a higher level of taste- and statistical-discrimination attitudes compared to 2006-2007. A gay rights …

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Bad taste : gender discrimination in the consumer credit market

Montoya, Ana María; Parrado, Eric; Solis, Alex; … - 2020

to their control counterparts, suggesting overconfidence bias as a potential mechanism behind taste-based discrimination. …

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The gender wage gap in developed countries

Kunze, Astrid - 2017

Despite the increased attachment of women to the labour force in nearly all developed countries, a stubborn gender pay gap remains. This chapter provides a review of the economics literature on the gender wage gap, with an emphasis on developed countries. We begin with an overview of the trends...

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The gender wage gap in developed countries

Kunze, Astrid - 2017

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No gender difference in willingness to compete when competing against self

Apicella, Coren L.; Demiral, Elif E.; Mollerstrom, Johanna - 2017

We report on two experiments investigating whether there is a gender difference in thewillingness to compete against oneself (self-competition), similar to what is found whencompeting against others (other-competition). In one laboratory and one online marketexperiment, involving a total of...

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Gender differences in political career progression : evidence from U.S. elections

Brown, Ryan; Mansour, Hani; O'Connell, Stephen D.; … - 2019

This paper establishes the presence of a substantial gender gap in the relationship between state legislature service and the subsequent pursuit of a Congressional career. The empirical approach uses a sample of mixed-gender elections to compare the differential political career progression of...

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Gender differences in political career progression : evidence from U.S. elections

Brown, Ryan; Mansour, Hani; O'Connell, Stephen D.; … - 2019

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Discrimination in hiring based on potential and realized fertility : evidence from a large-scale field experiment

Becker, Sascha O.; Fernandes, Ana; Weichselbaumer, Doris - 2019

than men. From an employer’s perspective, in their fertile age they are also at “risk” of pregnancy. Both factors potentially affect hiring practices of firms. We conduct a largescale correspondence test in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, sending out approx. 9,000 job applications,...

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Discrimination in hiring based on potential and realized fertility : evidence from a large-scale field experiment

Becker, Sascha O.; Fernandes, Ana; Weichselbaumer, Doris - 2019

Due to conventional gender norms, women are more likely to be in charge of childcare than men. From an employer's perspective, in their fertile age they are also at "risk" of pregnancy. Both factors potentially affect hiring practices of firms. We conduct a large-scale correspondence test in...

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Family, firms and the gender wage gap in France

Coudin, Elise; Maillard, Sophie; Tô, Maxime - 2018

In France, in 2014, women's hourly wages were on average 14.4 % lower than men's. Beyond differentials in observed characteristics, is this gap explained by segregation of women in low-wage firms, or by gender inequality within a given firm? To answer that question, we apply the approach of...

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