The status of women in economics in the US has come increasingly under the spotlight. We exploit high quality … administrative data to paint the first comprehensive picture of the status of women in UK academic economics departments in research …-intensive universities. Our evidence indicates that, as in the US, women in economics are under-represented and are paid less than men. The …

’s hierarchy, and if so, why? There is currently a lack of consistent knowledge about what happens to those women who have reached …

The social and economic issues of the majority of women (of working age) being in the Labour Market.. particularly the …

valuable for women's career advancement than for men's. On average, additional qualification signals increase male directors … networks matters for women's career advancement. We find that connections to male executives and executives who are members of … an old boys' club are more valuable for women than having access to all-female networks …