We examine the evolution of the gender income gap in UK and Ireland between 2008 and 2019 by income decile and decompose it to evaluate the relative importance of gender differences in working hours, self-employment, and hourly pay, as well as the redistributive effect of the tax-benefit system....

This study provides the first comparative analysis of how COVID-19 policy responses influenced gender income inequality across 28 European countries. Using a quasi-experimental approach that combines microsimulation and nowcasting techniques, we construct counterfactual scenarios to estimate the...

Social policy debates as early as the 1950s have focused on the activation of individuals into employment.. This assumes jobs with good working conditions and fair pay; ignores women’s reality of part-time work, unpaid care work and the gender pay gap; and has often resulted in the weakening...