confirm that the sex composition of fields of study and occupation structures gender inequality, it does not evoke … study preferred by women are associated with lower wages. This thesis aims to disentangle the process, in which gender … differences in field of study choices emerge and transform into gender inequality in the labour market through four steps …

are still underrepresented in several occupations. In this article, the effect of gender norms on whether women enter male …-dominated occupations is analysed using differences in gender equality among early-arrival migrants. The variations in gender norms … occupational choices. Using data from the American Community Survey, it is found that greater gender equality in the country of …

explained little of the gender wage gap, while gender differences in occupation and industry continued to be important. Moreover …Using PSID microdata over the 1980-2010, we provide new empirical evidence on the extent of and trends in the gender …, the gender pay gap declined much more slowly at the top of the wage distribution that at the middle or the bottom and by …

explained little of the gender wage gap, while gender differences in occupation and industry continued to be important. Moreover …Using PSID microdata over the 1980-2010, we provide new empirical evidence on the extent of and trends in the gender …, the gender pay gap declined much more slowly at the top of the wage distribution that at the middle or the bottom and by …