The paper empirically explores the international economic effects of gender discrimination, namely the linkages of gender inequality with comparative advantage (trade) and foreign direct investment flows. It discusses different forms and the extent of gender discrimination across countries and...

We identify pertinent institutions governing the structure of payoffs with regard to female career progression. Drawing on recent insights in behavioral economics, we hypothesize that interactions between psychological mechanisms and the institutional setup may be important determinants of...

This paper includes information on some of the current issues faced by women in civil aviation. Through a sectoral gender lens, it examines employment, women's career cycles and the main decent work opportunities and challenges in the sector. It also identifies ways of accelerating the...

This paper includes information on some of the current issues faced by women in civil aviation. Through a sectoral gender lens, it examines employment, women's career cycles and the main decent work opportunities and challenges in the sector. It also identifies ways of accelerating the...

This paper assesses the empirical relationship between the liberalization of international trade and the economic status of women. Although historically globalization is not generally linked to the advancement of women, several recent country studies find export led growth in middle and low...

Although parents in almost all rich democracies are entitled to some form of paid parenting leave, fathers in particular often do not take all the leave available to them. As employers play an important role in the implementation of parenting leave policies, this article investigates what...

Wirksame Strategien und Maßnahmen für die Gleichstellung der Geschlechter setzen gute Kenntnisse über die Situation der Lebens- und Arbeitsbedingungen von Frauen und Männern voraus. Eine nach Geschlecht differenzierte Datenbasis ist für alle Politikbereiche auf allen Ebenen eine zentrale...

Using Census and Current Population Survey data spanning 1959 through 1999, we assess the relative contributions of two factors to the decline in the gender wage gap: changes across cohorts in the relative slopes of men's and women's age-earnings profiles, versus changes in relative earnings...