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 …

gender pay gap. However, there are also large differences in earnings between men and women within occupations. These … profession-specific gender pay gaps are smaller in professions with a high proportion of employees in the public sector. This … finding indicates that more transparency with respect to earnings could reduce the gender pay gap in the private economy. …

This paper updates the major study by Macpherson and Hirsch (1995) of the effect of the gender composition of … of the gender wage gap. An updated longitudinal analysis using the CPS data is also provided. This examination of two … advantage of offering a longer panel. Analysis of the former suggests the reduction in gender composition effects observed for …

A gender differential in wages is considered to be discriminatory if the differential cannot be explained by gender … differences in productivity. Numerous studies have been performed to measure the extent of gender wage discrimination in countries …

A gender differential in wages is considered to be discriminatory if the differential cannot be explained by gender … differences in productivity. Numerous studies have been performed to measure the extent of gender wage discrimination in countries …

In this paper, we explore the role of firm segregation on the gender wage gap. Using linked employee-employer data for … gender wage gap across the wage distribution. We find that there is a 'glass ceiling' effect in the Turkish labour market …

I analyze the value workers ascribe to the gender composition of their workplace and the consequences of these … hypothetical job choice experiment. This reveals that on average women and men value gender diversity, but these average … preferences mask substantial heterogeneity. Older female workers are more likely to value gender homophily. This suggests that …