We estimate the relationship between wages and occupational gender segregation in Sweden. Because of high wage equality … in Sweden compared to the U.S., we expect a lower wage penalty of job femaleness in Sweden than in the U.S. Our results … supports this hypothesis. We also investigate how the unexplained gender wage gap vary across occupations and find that this …

This paper analyzes the effect of selection on ability on the evolution of the gender wage gap during the first years ….6 percentage point higher than their high-ability female counterparts. This contributed to the increase in the conditional gender … conditional gender wage gap between ages 21 and 36. …

In this paper, we use matched worker-firm register data from Sweden to examine the career dynamics of high-skill women … gender log wage gap among these workers. We then examine whether gender differences in firm-to-firm mobility help explain the … patterns in wages that we see. Men and women both exhibit greater mobility early in their careers, but there is little gender …

Striving for gender equality presents major challenges but the benefits are vast, ranging from reduced conflict, both … within and between communities, to higher economic growth. Unfortunately, Israel's gender wage gap remains one of the highest … among developed countries, despite a growing reverse gender gap in educational attainment. Investigating the gender wage gap …

contribute to the gender wage gap, and how institutional elements - especially family policies - affect this relationship. Our … analysis is based on a decomposition that reveals what portion of the gender wage gap may be attributed to: (1) the motherhood … wage penalty, (2) the fatherhood wage premium, and (3) the gender wage gap among childless individuals. Our findings …

We estimate the relationship between wages and occupational gender segregation in Sweden. Because of high wage equality … in Sweden compared to the U.S., we expect a lower wage penalty of job femaleness in Sweden than in the U.S. Our results … supports this hypothesis. We also investigate how the unexplained gender wage gap vary across occupations and find that this …