The gender pay gap not only affects women's financial security during their working lives but also their wealth … evidence that the wealth gap is narrowing, which is largely explained by the gender earnings gap. Previously married women are … particularly disadvantaged, which may reflect the persistent earnings penalties faced by women who have children. …

Women earn less than men but are not less satisfied with life. This paper argues that norms on the appropriate pay for … women compared to men explain these findings. We take citizens’ approval of an equal rights amendment to the Swiss … constitution as a proxy for the norm that women and men shall have the right to equal pay for work of equal valueʺ. We find that …