The evolution of gender gaps in industrialized countries

C Olivetti, B Petrongolo - Annual review of Economics, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Women in developed economies have made major advancements in labor markets
throughout the past century, but remaining gender differences in pay and employment seem …

Gender differences in negotiation: can interventions reduce the gap?

MP Recalde, L Vesterlund - Annual Review of Economics, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Gender differences in negotiation are seen as contributing to the persistent gender gaps in
labor market outcomes. We review the literature on interventions aiming to mute differences …

Misperceived social norms: Women working outside the home in Saudi Arabia

L Bursztyn, AL González… - American economic …, 2020 - aeaweb.org
We show that the vast majority of young married men in Saudi Arabia privately support
women working outside the home (WWOH) and substantially underestimate support by …

Child penalties across countries: Evidence and explanations

H Kleven, C Landais, J Posch, A Steinhauer… - AEA Papers and …, 2019 - aeaweb.org
This paper provides evidence on child penalties in female and male earnings in different
countries. The estimates are based on event studies around the birth of the first child, using …

Gender differences in job search: Trading off commute against wage

T Le Barbanchon, R Rathelot… - The Quarterly Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
We relate gender differences in willingness to commute to the gender wage gap. Using
French administrative data on job search criteria, we first document that unemployed women …

Relationship of gender differences in preferences to economic development and gender equality

A Falk, J Hermle - Science, 2018 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Understanding determinants of gender differences in economic and social
domains has been of interest, both in academic and public debates. Previous research has …

Do family policies reduce gender inequality? Evidence from 60 years of policy experimentation

H Kleven, C Landais, J Posch, A Steinhauer… - American Economic …, 2024 - aeaweb.org
Do family policies reduce gender inequality in the labor market? We contribute to this debate
by investigating the joint impact of parental leave and childcare, using administrative data …

The gender wage gap: Extent, trends, and explanations

FD Blau, LM Kahn - Journal of economic literature, 2017 - aeaweb.org
Abstract Using Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) microdata over the 1980–2010
period, we provide new empirical evidence on the extent of and trends in the gender wage …

The gender earnings gap in the gig economy: Evidence from over a million rideshare drivers

C Cook, R Diamond, JV Hall, JA List… - The Review of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The growth of the “gig” economy generates worker flexibility that, some have speculated, will
favour women. We explore this by examining labour supply choices and earnings among …

Stereotypes in financial literacy: Evidence from PISA

L Bottazzi, A Lusardi - Journal of Corporate Finance, 2021 - Elsevier
We examine gender differences in financial literacy among high school students in Italy
using data from the 2012 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Gender …