2016, there was an average gender pay gap of 30 percent in gross hourly earnings. If gender-specific differences in … experience explains the gender pay gap to almost a quarter according to the present study based on data from the Socio …-Economic Panel (Sozio-ökonomisches Panel, SOEP). In order to reduce the gender pay gap, measures are needed to counteract the large …

An important underlying determinant of wage discrimination, as well as the gender wage gap is the way the labor market … individual labor market outcomes and the way attractiveness affects gender wage differentials. Further research is needed on the … transmission and the effect this has on the gender wage gap. …

We examine the introduction of a gender quota law in Germany, mandating a minimum 30% of the underrepresented gender on …

examine whether CEO political preferences are associated with gender diversity in the boardroom and find no such association …. This lack of association is consistent with CEOs' preferences having less influence over gender diversity in the boardroom … than over that of executives reporting to the CEO. Finally, examining the gender gaps in the level and performance …

We study whether gender-based favoritism impedes women’s career progression using data from a European multinational … corporation. Leveraging manager reassignments, we show that manager gender does not affect gender differences, neither in wage … differ substantially in terms of gender norms, occupations, and gender composition, but are all subject to the same …

-based discrimination, the promotion gap is lower in firms in more competitive product markets. I find no evidence that the gap is lower in … firms with more female directors, suggesting that board gender quotas may not increase female management representation …

the gender wage gap—a central issue—and of course the still far from equal sharing of housework, the chapter also reviews … research on gender inequality in access to self-employment, the gender gap in pensions, and the emerging topic of a gender gap … in wealth, attempting to highlight the paths between the various facets of gender inequality. Throughout the review, much …

, “sticky floors” related to social norms, gender stereotyping and discrimination account for 40% of the gender wage gap, while … of gender wage gaps with a view to devising effective policies to reduce them. The findings suggest that, on average …, additionally need to prioritise equal pay and pay transparency laws, measures to address gender stereotyping, competition in …

traits. Such prejudice does not necessarily lead to wage discrimination. Whether or not it does depends on the nature of the … Project (RUMiC) to explore whether native-place wage discrimination affects migrant workers in China's urban labor markets. We … analyze the question of wage discrimination among migrants by estimating wage equations for men and women, controlling for …