-based discrimination in federally funded educational programs. The data paint a picture of considerable progress but also persistent … inequities. We then go on to consider possible explanations for the continuing gender differences and some of the empirical …

This paper contributes to the literature of gender differences in academic attainment by putting together several … sources of data going back several decades to investigate how gender stereotypes and parental time investments shape sport … Association, which provides information for every state on the total number of high school participants by gender in each sport …

Using 4,279 episodes of the popular US game show Jeopardy!, we analyze whether the opponents' gender is able to explain … the gender gap in competitive behavior. Our findings indicate that gender differences disappear when women compete against … correctly, and (iii) respond correctly in high-stakes situations. Even risk preferences in wagering decisions, where gender …

This article studies the extent of occupational gender segregation in Germany and analyzes the influence of … index. We find that the link between the level of segregation and organizational characteristics such as gender …

This paper contributes to the literature of gender differences in academic attainment by putting together several … sources of data going back several decades to investigate how gender stereotypes and parental time investments shape sport … Association, which provides information for every state on the total number of high school participants by gender in each sport …

data to examine the effects of losing a parent on individual labor market outcomes and its contribution to gender earnings … aggregate gender earnings gap. Our analysis demonstrates that both the mental health and family support channels are at play …

to examine the effects of losing a parent on individual labor market outcomes and its contribution to gender earnings … significantly contributes to the gender pay gap. Lastly, we show that women experience a greater decline in earnings if their … for individuals who experience parental death and emphasize the role of informal care in contributing to gender pay …

In this paper we reexamine the link between gender inequality and corruption. We review the literature on the … previously omitted variable that captures the level of discrimination against women in a society: social institutions related to … gender inequality. Using a sample of developing countries we regress corruption on the representation of women, democracy and …

When employers' explicit gender requests were unexpectedly removed from a Chinese job board overnight, pools of … 63 (146) percent. The removal 'worked' in this sense because it generated a large increase in gender …

This paper assesses the results of an experiment designed to identify discrimination in users' following behavior on …. The accounts differed in three characteristics: gender (male or female), race (Black or White), and university affiliation …