Women typically earn less than men. The reasons are not fully understood. Previous studies argue that this may be … because (i) women 'don't ask' and (ii) the reason they fail to ask is out of concern for the quality of their relationships at …. Using matched employer-employee data from 2013-14, the paper finds that the women-don't-ask account is incorrect. Once an …

marked gender differences in the pay structure: namely, women CEOs receive a lower proportion of fixed to total compensation … than comparable men. We interpret this outcome as the result of gendered risk preferences, which exacerbate the pay gap …. The model also suggests that a more balanced gender composition in companies' boards can help women close the gap in pay …

closes because women's wages rise with the share female managers in the workplace while men's wages fall. Panel and … we find a raw gender wage gap (GWG) in hourly wages of around 0.18-0.21 log points. The regression-adjusted gap is around … proposition that women are more likely to be paid equitably when managers have discretion in the way they reward performance and …

with men, proxied by gender wage gap, and women’s entrepreneurship participation at the US state level. The gender wage gap … gap is greater), women’s opportunity cost of becoming an entrepreneur is lower because their wages are lower, resulting in …The results of this paper demonstrate an inverse relationship between women’s status in terms of financial equality …