What are the effects on the labor market and aggregate income of frictions that restrict women's labor decisions that … impede labor participation and composition being equal between men and women? To answer this question, I develop an … occupational general equilibrium model with heterogeneous agents facing gender-based restrictions in labor participation and job …

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 … closes because women's wages rise with the share female managers in the workplace while men's wages fall. Panel and … proposition that women are more likely to be paid equitably when managers have discretion in the way they reward performance and …

and proceeded until the beginning of 2015, when the German parliament enacted a board gender quota. In that period, the … share of women on supervisory boards for 111 German publicly listed and fully codetermined companies (i.e. those which are … investigate whether the rise in female board representation was accompanied by a change in gender differences in board member …

Do women really improve conditions for gender equality after becoming heads of states? This study investigates if … having a woman at the helm of country's decision making processes leads to better indicators on women conditions. Using time …

Do women really improve conditions for gender equality after becoming heads of states? This study investigates if … having a woman at the helm of country's decision making processes leads to better indicators on women conditions. Using time …

prioritization of leader competence over gender, boosting the share of women among candidates and state parliamentarians and the … other traits, such as gender? We answer this question by examining the impact of a successful school-expansion program on … the likelihood of women being elected to state legislatures in India. We show that the program increased voter …

I investigate how women's participation in innovative and regular entrepreneurship responds to a shock to maternity … women who become entrepreneurs and in the equity stakes of new female entrepreneurs. The effects are larger for women who … that easier management of maternity risk reduces the gender gap in entrepreneurship and that maternity risk is more …

female productivity. We explore this issue by analyzing the association between female wages and the gender of their … and establishment gender composition, the negative association is found only among female employees working for lower …

We study the association between the gender of the highest-ranking manager (the CEO) and gender differences in …