This study examines the gender wage gap in the US using two separate cross-sections from the Current Population Survey … (CPS). The extensive literature on this subject includes papers which use wage decompositions to divide gender wag gaps … simply being female on wages. However, to form a complete picture, one should consider that gender wages are affected by a …

This study examines the gender wage gap between male and female workers in the US using a cross-section from the … Current Population Survey (CPS) It shows that the extent of gender segregation by both industry and occupation is … appropriate techniques in the presence of such strong gender segregation . To secure even greater precision we repeat the matching …

employment, they should benefit the most from minimum wage policies. This study examines the change in the gender wage gap around … decomposition of the change in the gender differences in wage distributions around the date of introduction of minimum wages. We … gender gap at low wages is observed after the introduction of the minimum wage in Ireland while there is hardly any change in …

This paper attempts to establish empirically the link between workplace gender diversity and employee job-related well … unobserved workplace heterogeneity. I find that gender diversity is associated with lower employee well-being among women in …. Workplace equality policies do not appear to ameliorate these effects. -- Gender diversity ; job-related well-being ; linked …

innate preferences are modified by pressure to conform to gender-stereotypes. Single-sex environments are likely to modify … either coed or single sex schools, and more likely than coed girls. Moreover, gender differences in preferences for risk …-taking are sensitive to the gender mix of the experimental group, with girls being more likely to choose risky outcomes when …

the average female avoids competitive behaviour more than the average male. This suggests that observed gender differences … might reflect social learning rather than inherent gender traits. -- Tournament ; piece-rate ; gender ; experiment …

The paper examines if workplace gender diversity offers some explanation for the decline of unions in Britain. Using … between workplace union density and gender diversity. Gender and ownership status based sub-group analyses suggest the inverse … relationship to be stronger for male union members and those in the private sector. Gender group size based analysis reveals a …

returns are differentially greater for men and account for a substantial proportion of the gender earnings gap. A comparison … women may also narrow the gender earnings gap. …

reduction in stereotype threat for females and are not due to a potential tracking effect. -- single-sex ; education ; gender … selection issues present in other studies on single-sex education. We find that one hour a week of single-sex education benefits … classes than their peers attending coeducational classes. We find no effect of single-sex education on the probability that a …

price measure. -- time use ; domestic work ; gender …