In this paper we provide first systematic evidence on the gender disparities in the labor market in Swaziland, drawing …

labor market, according to gender, across four Latin American countries. We find that information and communication … for both men and women. However, there is a significant gender gap that favors men on the STEM returns. There is also a … sizable gender gap regarding the amount of skills accumulated by gender. Through an Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition, we estimate …

restricting female students in specific college majors changes the size and skill distribution of high school graduates. We find … are more likely to participate in the labor market and have a job. Third, the gender wage gap decreases among high …