, more than 70 percent of scientists and engineers are men. We explore a potential determinant of this STEM gender gap using …

later years. Recessions at high-school graduation narrow the gender gaps in numeracy skills and labor-market success …

, employers perceive both cognitive and non-cognitive traits as stronger in master graduates but non-cognitive traits as weaker in … role in determining a candidate's attractiveness than expertise. This paper thus provides causal evidence on the origins of …

resumes. We find evidence consistent with inaccurate statistical discrimination: while there are no significant gender … information on the applicants’ aptitude or personality, we find no gender differences in the perceived applicant performance … gender imbalance …

resumes. We find evidence consistent with inaccurate statistical discrimination: while there are no significant gender … information on the applicants' aptitude or personality, we find no gender differences in the perceived applicant performance … gender imbalance. …

can impact gender diversity in the male-dominated technology sector, both overall and separately for labor supply and … demand. We find that the use of AI in recruitment changes the gender distribution of potential hires, in some cases more than … and demand. On the supply side, we observe that the use of AI reduces the gender gap in application completion rates …

elementary-school children can increase children’s interest in STEM with a specific focus on narrowing the gender gap. Coupling a … increases girls’ interest in STEM and decreases the gender gap via an increase in STEM confidence. Our findings suggest that an … easy-to-implement digital intervention has the potential to foster gender equality for young children and can potentially …

This paper estimates gender differences in access to informal information regarding the labor market. We conduct a …/life balance relative to male students. This gender difference persists when students disclose that they are concerned about work … students’ preferences for professionals and find that gender differences in information provision would remain if students …