We study whether mothers' labor supply is shaped by the gender role attitudes of their peers. Using detailed … information on a sample of UK mothers with dependent children, we find that having peers with gender-egalitarian norms leads … household, but has no sizable effect on hours worked. Most of these effects are driven by less educated women. A new …

We study whether mothers' labor supply is shaped by the gender role attitudes of their peers. Using detailed … information on a sample of UK mothers with dependent children, we find that having peers with gender-egalitarian norms leads … household, but has no sizable efficect on hours worked. Most of these effects are driven by less educated women. A new …

and promotions. No reform affected fathers' pay or the gender pay gaps between mothers and their male colleagues and …

and promotions. No reform affected fathers' pay or the gender pay gaps between mothers and their male colleagues and …

-nurture interplay becomes stronger in more egalitarian environments that empower women, allowing genes to express themselves more fully …

-nurture interplay becomes stronger in more egalitarian environments that empower women, allowing genes to express themselves more fully …

very similar number of hours per week, but men earn more than women across the pay distribution, with an unadjusted gender …We use data from six cohorts of university graduates in Germany to assess the extent of gender gaps in college and … labor market performance twelve to eighteen months after graduation. Men and women enter college in roughly equal numbers …

Generous government-mandated parental leave is generally viewed as an effective policy to support women’s careers … around childbirth. But does it help women to reach top positions in the upper pay echelon of their firms? Using longitudinal … that expanded paid leave from 30 weeks in 1989 to 52 weeks in 1993. The representation of women in top positions has only …

Generous government-mandated parental leave is generally viewed as an effective policy to support women's careers … around childbirth. But does it help women to reach top positions in the upper pay echelon of their firms? Using longitudinal … that expanded paid leave from 30 weeks in 1989 to 52 weeks in 1993. The representation of women in top positions has only …