considering women. To assess how migrants fared compared to locals, we use detailed matched firm-individual data covering three …, irrespective of gender, performed well in that their earnings were higher than those of locals in general and of co-workers in the …

. Unemployment decreases wages in the short term only, and for women more strongly than for men. Maternity leave leads to substantial … losses for women. An important finding of this study is that maternity leave leads to substantially higher wage losses than …

This study examines how within-couple inequalities, that is power differences between men and women in a partnership … when women are in a weaker position within their relationships they are more likely to drop-out of full-time work, but that … this propensity varies by context. The authors also find an increased tendency over time for women to leave full-time for …

In the current study, we utilized a correspondent test to capture the way in which firms respond to women who exhibit … heterogeneities to occur. Women who exhibit masculine personality traits have a 4.3 percentage points greater likelihood of gaining …, women with masculine personality traits have an occupational access advantage, as compared to those exhibiting feminine …

The chapter examines how the various dimensions of economic inequality between men and women are analyzed today. Beyond … the gender wage gap—a central issue—and of course the still far from equal sharing of housework, the chapter also reviews … research on gender inequality in access to self-employment, the gender gap in pensions, and the emerging topic of a gender gap …