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 … in wealth, attempting to highlight the paths between the various facets of gender inequality. Throughout the review, much …

We consider in this paper whether the gender mix at the level of decision-makers in firms can influence gender … applications from two potential employees. We consider whether the gender of the other employer will influence an employerś hiring … decision. We find that the gender mix among employers plays a role in the individual hiring decisions of female members. Female …

We conduct a survey experiment with four thousand German respondents and provide information on two measures of gender … inequality, separately or jointly: the gender gap in earnings and the gender gap in pensions. We analyze the effect of … information provision on respondents' views on the importance of reducing gender inequality and on their agreement with the …

2016, there was an average gender pay gap of 30 percent in gross hourly earnings. If gender-specific differences in … experience explains the gender pay gap to almost a quarter according to the present study based on data from the Socio …-Economic Panel (Sozio-ökonomisches Panel, SOEP). In order to reduce the gender pay gap, measures are needed to counteract the large …

In Romania, the communist regime promoted an official policy of gender equality for more than 40 years, providing equal … access to education and employment and restricting pay differentiation based on gender. After its fall in December 1989, the …. This paper analyzes both gender and occupational wage gaps before and during the first years of the transition to a market …

of gender wage gaps with a view to devising effective policies to reduce them. The findings suggest that, on average …, “sticky floors” related to social norms, gender stereotyping and discrimination account for 40% of the gender wage gap, while …, additionally need to prioritise equal pay and pay transparency laws, measures to address gender stereotyping, competition in …

Over the last decade, several countries have followed the Norwegian example and introduced laws mandating gender quota … in gender quota that remain effective for three consecutive board renewals of listed limited liability firms. We link … Social Security registers. Exploiting the staggered introduction of the gender quota regulation and variation in board …

-sponsored pension wealth are especially pronounced between men and women. This report examines gender differences in pension benefits … than for women. The gender gap in pension wealth among those currently approaching retirement is also large. Based on data …, most of the gender gap in pension wealth could be explained by differences in personal and job characteristics between men …