Women are underrepresented in leadership positions - academia is no exception. Using data on careers of doctoral graduates in Germany, we study gender differences in the decision to stay at university as a postdoctoral researcher and in the intention to become a professor. We find that gender...

A large body of literature has shown that the gender wage gap is small in the first years after graduation and increases gradually with age, largely because of family decisions, i.e., a penalty caused by childbirth. However, the gender wage gap immediately after graduation has received less...

Zahlreichen Frauen gelingt es mittlerweile auch mit Kindern erfolgreich eine Führungsposition auszuüben. Viele andere Managerinnen verzichten zugunsten der Karriere auf eine Familiengründung. Dennoch nehmen Personalverantwortliche bei der Bewertung einer Bewerberin oftmals einen "Abschlag"...