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On within-couple time allocation : gendered disparities in paid work and housework in Europe

Tverdostup, Maryna; Sabouniha, Alireza - 2024

This paper aims to pursue a deeper understanding of gendered within-couple allocation of time into paid work and housework in heterosexual dual-earner couples. Relying on the second wave of Harmonised European Time Use Survey (HETUS) data for 10 European countries, we estimate spousal relative...

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Grandmothers and the gender gap in the Mexican labor market

Talamas Marcos, Miguel Ángel - 2022

This paper estimates the effect of childcare availability on parents' employment probability using the timing of death of grandmothers-the primary childcare providers in Mexico-as identifying variation. I use a triple-difference to disentangle the effect of coinhabiting grandmothers' deaths due...

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50 years of breakthroughs and barriers : women in economics, policy, and leadership

Blau, Francine D.; Lynch, Lisa M. - 2024

-based discrimination in federally funded educational programs. The data paint a picture of considerable progress but also persistent …

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The gender gap in time allocation in Europe

Gimenez-Nadal, José Ignacio; Molina, José Alberto - 2020

This article explores the gender gap in time allocation in Europe, offering up-to-date statistics and information on several factors that may help to explain these differences. Prior research has identified several factors affecting the time individuals devote to paid work, unpaid work, and...

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Socio-economic implications of female inclusion in organizational structures and in leadership positions

Krawiec, Alexandra E. - In: International journal of management and economics 49 (2016) 1, pp. 106-134

discrimination. Lowering barriers related to gender inequality and introducing constructive changes takes a surprisingly long time …

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Housework share between partners : experimental evidence on gender identity

Ausprung, Katrin; Iacovou, Maria; Nicoletti, Cheti - 2015

Using an experimental design, we investigate the reasons behind the gendered division of housework within couples. In particular, we assess whether the fact that women do more housework than men may be explained by differences in preferences deriving from differences in gender identity between...

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Commuting to work and gender-conforming social norms : evidence from same-sex couples

Oreffice, Sonia; Sansone, Dario - 2022

We assess the role of gender-conforming social norms in household decision-making and gender inequalities in the labor market with a parsimonious household model that endogenizes commuting time. Using the American Community Survey 2008-2019, we test the model predictions and find that women in...

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The Gender Gap in Time Allocation in Europe

Giménez, José Ignacio - 2020

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The effect of COVID-19 on the gender gap in remote work

Marcén, Miriam; Morales, Marina - 2024

We examine changes in the gender gap in working from home (WFH) in response to the unanticipated first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using data from the American Time Use Survey, we find a non-negligible widening of the gender gap with WFH being more prevalent among women than among men....

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Sex Discrimination in the Labor Market

Hersch, Joni - 2007

question the role of discrimination and instead attribute the residual pay gap to gender differences in preferences. The main …, are indeed responsible for the gender pay gap, or whether discrimination plays a role. On balance, the evidence indicates … that sex discrimination remains a possible explanation of the unexplained gender pay gap. This is consistent with the …

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