This paper documents and studies the gender gap in performance among associate lawyers in the United States. Unlike … clear evidence of a gender gap in annual performance with respect to both measures. Male lawyers bill ten percent more hours … gender gaps in lawyers' earnings and subsequent promotion. Whereas individual and firm characteristics explain up to 50 …

This paper documents and studies the gender gap in performance among associate lawyers in the United States. Unlike … clear evidence of a gender gap in annual performance with respect to both measures. Male lawyers bill ten percent more hours … gender gaps in lawyers' earnings and subsequent promotion. Whereas individual and firm characteristics explain up to 50 …

This paper offers a new explanation of the gender pay gap in leadership positions by examining the relationship between … managerial bonuses and company performance. Drawing on findings of gender studies, agency theory, and the leadership literature …, we argue that the gender pay gap is a context-specific phenomenon that results partly from the fact that company …

Using detailed employee-employer administrative data, we analyze the impact of the gender pay gap on the performance of … firms and find that it depends on the presence of labor unions. When the firm is not unionized, the gender pay gap reduces … profitability. In contrast, when unions are present, the gender gap has no effect on profitability in male-dominated firms and …

We examine the introduction of a gender quota law in Germany, mandating a minimum 30% of the underrepresented gender on …