The chapter examines how the various dimensions of economic inequality between men and women are analyzed today. Beyond … large and comparable data sets or to conventional approaches that limit the possibilities to compare men and women. …

household, but has no sizable effect on hours worked. Most of these effects are driven by less educated women. A new … decomposition analysis allows us to estimate that approximately half of the impact on labor force participation is due to women …

household, but has no sizable effect on hours worked. Most of these effects are driven by less educated women. A new … decomposition analysis allows us to estimate that approximately half of the impact on labor force participation is due to women …

household, but has no sizable efficect on hours worked. Most of these effects are driven by less educated women. A new … decomposition analysis allows us to estimate that approximately half of the impact on labor force participation is due to women …

, and by age 22 significantly more women than men have completed high school or tertiary education. From an early age, both … women and men undertake a lot of unpaid labour for their households that tends to be highly gendered, and women's work is … uncounted in the current System of National Accounts definition of labour. However, women still undertake less paid work than …

I examine how one central aspect of the family environment—sibling sex composition—affects women’s gender conformity … first-born women. I show that women with a brother acquire more traditional gender roles, as measured through their choice …

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 …

the groups of women and part-timers generate employer rents, but also that the origin of these rents differs (relatively … lower wages for women, relatively higher productivity for part-timers). Interactions between gender and part-time suggest … part-timers is associated with wage penalties. The authors conclude that men and women differ with respect to motives for …