In this paper we discuss some strands of the recent literature on the evolution of gender gaps and their driving forces …. We will revisit key stylized facts about gender gaps in employment and wages in a few high-income countries. We then … discuss and build on one gender-neutral force behind the rise in female employment, namely the rise of the service economy …

We explore impacts of the pandemic crisis and associated restrictions to economic activity on paid and unpaid work for …

Women in developed economies have made major inroads in labor markets throughout the past century, but remaining gender … hours and relative wages for a wide cross-section of developed economies. It reviews existing work on the factors driving … gender convergence, and novel perspectives on remaining gender gaps. The paper finally emphasizes the interplay between …

We draw lessons from existing work and our own analysis on the effects of parental leave and other interventions aimed … at aiding families. The outcomes of interest are female employment, gender gaps in earnings and fertility. We begin with … gender outcomes. Most estimates of the impact of parental leave entitlement on female labor market outcomes range from …

We infer the role of gender identity norms from the reallocation of childcare across parents, following changes in …