Persistent gender gaps characterize labor markets in many African countries. Utilizing Eswatini's first three labor … market surveys (conducted in 2007, 2010, and 2013), this paper provides first systematic evidence on the country's gender … the global financial crisis had a less negative impact on women than it had on men. Both unadjusted and unexplained gender …

indicates that multiple influences shape attitudes toward competition during different periods of the life cycle. Gender … order to reduce the gender gap in educational and labor market outcomes, it is crucial to understand when and why gender …

This paper analyses the impact of trade liberalization on local labour markets in Ethiopia, with a focus on the gender …

losses for females. While gender differences in employment arise from females' high skill employment losses, becoming …

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 … offer new insights on specific explanations. First, gender differences in task-related preferences, i.e., occupational …

, persistently large gender gaps in terms of labor supply, earnings, and representation in top jobs remain. Moreover, in countries … the role of children and show that many potential explanations for the remaining gender disparities in labor market … relative to men. In the U.S., we document that close to two-thirds of the overall gender earnings gap can be accounted for by …