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On within-couple time allocation : gendered disparities in paid work and housework in Europe

Tverdostup, Maryna; Sabouniha, Alireza - 2024

This paper aims to pursue a deeper understanding of gendered within-couple allocation of time into paid work and housework in heterosexual dual-earner couples. Relying on the second wave of Harmonised European Time Use Survey (HETUS) data for 10 European countries, we estimate spousal relative...

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Grandmothers and the gender gap in the Mexican labor market

Talamas Marcos, Miguel Ángel - 2022

This paper estimates the effect of childcare availability on parents' employment probability using the timing of death of grandmothers-the primary childcare providers in Mexico-as identifying variation. I use a triple-difference to disentangle the effect of coinhabiting grandmothers' deaths due...

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50 years of breakthroughs and barriers : women in economics, policy, and leadership

Blau, Francine D.; Lynch, Lisa M. - 2024

-based discrimination in federally funded educational programs. The data paint a picture of considerable progress but also persistent …

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Gender gap in the CIS region

Rokicka, Magdalena - 2008

The aim of this paper is to examine the issues of gender disparities in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region, with a special focus given to countries covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP)1. The analysis is conducted in several dimensions: labour participation,...

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Socio-economic implications of female inclusion in organizational structures and in leadership positions

Krawiec, Alexandra E. - In: International journal of management and economics 49 (2016) 1, pp. 106-134

discrimination. Lowering barriers related to gender inequality and introducing constructive changes takes a surprisingly long time …

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The gender gap in time allocation in Europe

Gimenez-Nadal, José Ignacio; Molina, José Alberto - 2020

This article explores the gender gap in time allocation in Europe, offering up-to-date statistics and information on several factors that may help to explain these differences. Prior research has identified several factors affecting the time individuals devote to paid work, unpaid work, and...

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Gender differences in political career progression : evidence from U.S. elections

Brown, Ryan; Mansour, Hani; O'Connell, Stephen D.; … - 2019

This paper establishes the presence of a substantial gender gap in the relationship between state legislature service and the subsequent pursuit of a Congressional career. The empirical approach uses a sample of mixed-gender elections to compare the differential political career progression of...

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Household models: an historical perspective

Apps, Patricia; Rees, Ray - 2007

This paper is a survey of the literature on theoretical models of the household, paying particular attention to some of the earlier contributions, and using them to place the current state of the theory in perspective. One of its aims is to suggest that the literature's neglect of Samuelson's...

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Sex Discrimination in the Labor Market

Hersch, Joni - 2007

question the role of discrimination and instead attribute the residual pay gap to gender differences in preferences. The main …, are indeed responsible for the gender pay gap, or whether discrimination plays a role. On balance, the evidence indicates … that sex discrimination remains a possible explanation of the unexplained gender pay gap. This is consistent with the …

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Is the bar higher for female scholars? : evidence from career steps in economics

Johannesen, Niels; Muchardt, Simon - 2024

Do gender disparities in academia reflect that female scholars are held to higher standards than males? We address this question by comparing the scientific merit of male and female academic economists who make the same career step. Across four domains - i.e. faculty positions, network...

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