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wages of natives in the U.S. Yet, despite the significant degree of occupational segregation by gender regardless of workers … the task specialization and occupational distribution of natives of the same gender. …
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In an experiment using two-bidder first-price sealed bid auctions with symmetric independent private values, we collected information on the female participants' menstrual cycles. We find that women bid significantly higher than men in their menstrual and premenstrual phase but do not bid...
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-marginal) switch to home production and the ensuing deadweight losses are large. Using a cross-country panel, we find that gender …
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The aim of this paper is to explain why time use data are essential for analyzing issues of gender equity and the intra …
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In 2003, part-time employment in Australia accounted for over 42% of the Australian female workforce, nearly 17% of the male workforce, and represented 28% of total employment. Of the OECD countries, only the Netherlands has a higher proportion of working women employed part-time and Australia...
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Business performance results were collected from small business entrepreneurs in one Mid-western state operating in the retail and services industries. These industries account for more than 80 percent of female entrepreneurs' fields of operation. The pattern of reported firm performance between...
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subtle insights into the relationships between gender and poverty. …
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gender log wage gap accelerates in the upper tail of the wage distribution, at the firm level. Design …. Findings – It was found that the gender wage gap measured through OLS is quite low, less than 8 per cent when controlling for … doubt on the glass ceiling theory. The gender gap is mainly due to differences in labour market characteristics rather than …
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Labour markets in welfare states are structured along the lines of gender and immigrant & minority statuses. This paper … labour market by adding a gender dimension. Based on unique longitudinal data, the paper analyses the division of labour and … indicate that the division of labour is structured along the lines of both gender and immigrant status. At first glance, a …
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Purpose – Research in gender and development (GAD) remains largely preoccupied with women's issues and ignores the … gendered nature of masculine experience. While exposing this inconsistency in gender research, the present paper highlights the … gendered nature of men, and sets an agenda for their inclusion in gender research and planning. Design …
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