One argument for increasing female representation in management is the anticipation that female managers will be particularly beneficial for female employees through, e.g., role modeling, mentoring or providing other incentives to enhance female productivity. We explore this issue by analyzing...

One argument for increasing female representation in management is the anticipation that female managers are particularly beneficial for female employees through, e.g., role modeling or mentoring. Contrary to the expected positive association, we find that female wages are negatively associated...

Women are often less likely to negotiate or ask for less when they do negotiate compared to men. In this study, we send out a survey to a large sample of recent college graduates in Sweden. We ask respondents whether they made an explicit salary request and what the outcome was. We include...

Do improved earnings and gender equality among recent graduates lead to updating of beliefs among current students at the same business school? Do beliefs influence realized earnings, helping to explain one source of the persistent gender earnings gap? Using unique panel data, fixed effects and...