that feature two novel contributions. Unlike other gender peer effects studies, a) we use a rich sample of schools and …

70% of scientists and engineers are men. We explore a potential determinant of this STEM gender gap using newly collected … assigned female math and science professors on occupation and postgraduate education. We find that, among high-ability female … students, being assigned a female professor leads to substantial increases in the probability of working in a STEM occupation …

, we analyze whether the gender composition of peers in high school affected their choice of college major, their academic … performance and their labor market income. We exploit the within-school, cohort-by-cohort variation in the gender composition of … not find significant effects of the high school class gender composition on women. Our results are consistent with the …

that feature two novel contributions. Unlike other gender peer effects studies, a) we use a rich sample of schools and …

men to pursue mathematical college majors. This does not, however, explain the entire gender wage differential. In a … gender wage disadvantage faced by women with technical college majors is no larger than that faced by women with non …

cognitive skills less than men even within the same occupation. The gap in skill intensity cannot be explained by differences in … skill use of men compared with women. We argue that having a partner affects skill use through time allocation as the gender …

economy the uniqueness of subjugation to military occupation contribute greatly to this result. In 2008, returns are lower … to education are higher for women than men in both countries; the gender gap has worsened in 2008, but more so for …

This paper analyses the extent to which gender differences in human capital contribute to explaining the observable … private sector. Based on a simple analytical framework, the analysis shows that if a large part of the gender wage gap can be … female human capital is less valued in terms of wages. The gender wage gap narrowing stems mainly from a reduction in gender …