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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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Does it pay to be beautiful? : physically attractive people can earn more, particularly in customer-facing jobs, and the rewards for men are higher than for women

Sierminska, Eva - 2015

It is a well-established view amongst economists that goodlooking people have a better chance of employment and can earn more than those who are less physically attractive. A "beauty premium" is particularly apparent in jobs where there is a productivity gain associated with good looks, though...

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Measuring the effect of gender segregation on the gender gap in time-related underemployment

Acosta-Ballesteros, Juan; Osorno-del Rosal, María del Pilar - In: Journal for labour market research 55 (2021) 1, pp. 1-16

This paper focuses on the impact that gender segregation in the labour market exerts on the underemployment gender gap for young adult workers in Spain. In order to analyse the relative importance of segregation in this gap, we develop a methodology based on two counterfactual simulations that...

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Free to choose? : the gendered impacts of flexible working hours in Brazil

Sabbag Fares, Lygia; Oliveira, Ana Luíza Matos de - In: Review of radical political economics 55 (2023) 1, pp. 166-186

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The gender income gap and the role of family formation revisited

Ochsenfeld, Fabian - In: Journal for labour market research 50 (2017) 1, pp. 131-141

This article reports the results of a replication of Bobbitt-Zeher’s 2007 article “The Gender Income Gap and the Role of Education”. Models that emulate the original specifications (by and large) reproduce the original results. However, models that adhere to Bobbitt-Zeher’s theory...

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Are part-time workers less productive and underpaid? : the impact of part-time workers on firms' productivity is unclear, and lower wages depend mainly on occupation and sector

Garnero, Andrea - 2016

About one in five workers across OECD countries is employed part-time, and the share has been steadily increasing since the beginning of the economic and financial crisis in 2007. Part-time options play an important economic role by providing more flexible working arrangements for both workers...

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Gender, competition, and performance : evidence from chess players

Backus, Peter; Cubel, Maria; Guid, Matej; … - In: Quantitative economics : QE ; journal of the … 14 (2023) 1, pp. 349-380

This paper studies gender differences in performance in a male‐dominated competitive environment chess tournaments. We find that the gender composition of chess games affects the behaviors of both men and women in ways that worsen the outcomes for women. Using a unique measure of within‐game...

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Does the public sector discriminate against women? : occupational segregation prior to privatization in Egypt

Said, Mona - In: Advances in management & applied economics 1 (2011) 2, pp. 185-201

channels through which occupational segregation and pay discrimination affect the overall gender wage gap in different sectors … model estimates confirm that gender-based pay discrimination is small in the government sector in Egypt and quite high by … was quite prevalent in state owned enterprises, amounting to half of the discrimination component. These findings …

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Wage discrimination against immigrants : measurement with firm-level productivity data

Kampelmann, Stephan; Rycx, François - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 5 (2016) 15, pp. 1-24

This paper is one of the first to use employer-employee data on wages and labor productivity to measure discrimination …-based discrimination. Empirical results for Belgium suggest significant wage discrimination against women and (to a lesser extent) against … immigrants. We find no evidence for double discrimination against female immigrants. Institutional factors such as firm …

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Gender gaps in Spain : policies and outcomes over the last three decades

Guner, Nezih; Kaya, Ezgi; Sánchez Marcos, Virginia - In: SERIEs : Journal of the Spanish Economic Association 5 (2014) 1, pp. 61-103

We document recent trends in gender equality in employment and wages in Spain. Despite an impressive decline in the gender gap in employment, females are still less likely to work than males: about 76 % of working age males and 63 % of working age females were employed in 2010. If females work...

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