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This paper explores whether and why a maternal "child penalty" to earnings would emerge even without changes in employment and hours worked. Using a matched event study design, we trace monthly changes in determinants of wages (job performance, human capital accumulation, and promotions). Data...
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Between 1972 and 1978 U.S. high schools rapidly increased their female athletic participation rates - to approximately the same level as their male athletic participation rates - in order to comply with Title IX, a policy change that provides a unique quasi-experiment in female athletic...
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attainment, whereas the presence of sex-based grammatical gender, and its association with gender bias, has a significant adverse …
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gender differences in employment and earnings has been of a more snapshot nature rather than taking a longer comparative look … experience), estimating comparable earnings equations by gender at each point in time. We consider the effects of sample … labor force participation, hours, and earnings that indicate convergence by gender in worklife patterns, but less …
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findings are consistent with the convergence of gender earning gap has occurred mainly due to women's responses to changing …
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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 …
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Occupational differences by gender remain a common feature of labor markets. We begin by documenting recent trends in … that emphasize the role of gender differences in psychological traits, preferences for non-pecuniary (family-friendly) job …'s occupational choices and the gender wage gap. Finally, we consider the role of gender identity and social norms in shaping …
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' occupation on children's occupation. Mother's occupation is found to have a much greater impact on offspring's occupation than … that of fathers. In terms of gender differences, there is the evidence of a dependency burden in the occupational choice of …
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, where the first step uses individual characteristics to estimate the adjusted occupation-specific Gender Pay Gaps. In the …. Hence, this study extends previous findings on occupation-specific Gender Pay Gaps by linking them to occupational …Germany has a large persistent Gender Pay Gap of 21%; although this gap is not constant across occupations. The …
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that there are gender differences in match quality and changes in match quality over the course of careers. In particular …. However, the direction of the gender effect differs significantly by education. Only females among the college educated are …
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