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We examine the introduction of a gender quota law in Germany, mandating a minimum 30% of the underrepresented gender on …
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This paper revisits stylized facts on female labour force participation, employment and unemployment, using a unified and up-to-date dataset with comparable information for high-income (HI) and middle-low income (MLI) countries. We find that: (i) global trends in labour supply in the last 30...
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-sponsored pension wealth are especially pronounced between men and women. This report examines gender differences in pension benefits … than for women. The gender gap in pension wealth among those currently approaching retirement is also large. Based on data …, most of the gender gap in pension wealth could be explained by differences in personal and job characteristics between men …
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determined by personal circumstances that lie beyond the control of an individual, of which gender is one, as opposed to the … six birth cohorts and for female and male subsamples. Gender is revealed as the single most important circumstance … gender differences that cannot be attributed to personal effort alone. These results provide the basis for recommending ways …
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This paper documents an important but mostly overlooked reason for female underrepresentation in politics: gender gaps … council elections (2001-2016) in a German state, we provide evidence for a gender recontest gap among both incumbent and non …
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is completely free of gender-based norms. Salaries are assigned through a points system that considers training level … the gender-related gaps existing in other, more arbitrary private work environments. In this article, we present the … unadjusted gender pay gap of 0.12 and adjusted or unexplained gaps of 0.07-0.09 obtained through a Mincer earnings regression and …
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differences in achievement into gender differences in endowments and returns to IQ and non-cognitive factors. This descriptive … resources and take similar advantage of these resources. Our findings indicate that gender differences in resources with respect …
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happens once women complete a STEM degree? We use the UK Quarterly Labour Force Survey to trace out gender differences in STEM … business sector and that this can partly explain the gender pay gap for STEM graduates. Overall, our results suggest that …
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There is a large variation across countries of origin in the gender composition of migrants coming to Germany. We argue … powerful push factor. We find corroborating evidence in our analysis of the gender composition of migration to Germany over the …
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