for girls than boys, a magnitude considered as very large. When this difference is controlled for, the gender gap in …Gender differences in math performance are now small in developed countries and they cannot explain on their own the … strong under-representation of women in math-related fields. This latter result is however no longer true once gender …

gender gap: differences in innate abilities and differences in preferences. This paper addresses the question of how college … majors are chosen, focusing on the underlying gender gap. Since observed choices may be consistent with many combinations of … outcomes realized at the workplace explain a substantial part of the choice for males. I decompose the gender gap into …

Using detailed data from a unique survey of high school graduates in Germany, we document a gender gap in expected full … especially true for higher expected career paths. Resulting expected returns to education are associated with college enrollment …

gender differences in the earnings and promotion opportunities of 1985 university graduates employed full-time one year after … graduating. Even after accounting for the effects of faculty of enrollment, gender differences in initial employment outcomes are … attributable to gender-segregated labour market structures, union and professional association membership, and specific job …

gender gap: differences in innate abilities and differences in preferences. This paper addresses the question of how college … majors are chosen, focusing on the underlying gender gap. Since observed choices may be consistent with many combinations of … outcomes realized at the workplace explain a substantial part of the choice for males. I decompose the gender gap into …