The gender pay gap and the gender gap in employment remains persistent in Europe despite the basic assertion of gender … equality under EU law. We assess the factors that influence the gender pay gap and gender employment gap across European … generalized method of moment model (GMM). The main conclusions confirm that tertiary education significantly reduces gender pay …

social policy deterring mothers from employment and traditional societal gender norms. In contrast, little is known about … preferences being decisive for respondents’ assessments. In the FRG, there was a high degree of agreement with the gender norm of …-reunification evidence on East-West-differences in gender norms and provide insights into attitudes under Eastern European state socialism. …