effects could differ by race and gender, so implications for hourly earnings do not necessarily extend to overall earnings. We …

factors in income differences - race and gender - that contribute to income inequality within the population of blacks and … inequality associated with gender exceeds greatly that of race. While gender income inequality falls over time, income inequality …

the gender wage gap. After controlling for a number of gender income gap determinants – age, education, marital status … positively correlated with a state's median gender income gap. Specifically, a percentage point increase in religiosity (increase … in population of believers or that of belonging) is related to a larger gender wage gap by 0.3 percentage points (a 0 …

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 … legislature seats. This gender gap in advancing to Congress among state legislators is not generated by gender differences in …

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 … legislature seats. This gender gap in advancing to Congress among state legislators is not generated by gender differences in …

examine both and reveal striking gender differences. A consistent - and puzzling - finding is that unions reduce wage …