In today's society, education does not only take place at schools but also in the family, in public as well as in private institutions. In all of them, we find complex problems arising from gender inequality, this underlines the urgency of educational measures and social interventions that...

Starting in 2002, each electoral district in Taiwan is required to reserve one seat for women out of every four seats at the local councils, creating a 'zigzag' function of female councilors proportion across districts. Using this function, we estimate the effects of exposure to female political...

Gender is subject to conflicting debates in today’s world. The freedom, rights, traditions and stereotypes associated with it are called out when we present a generic view accepting all people as humans. This conflict, as provoking as it sounds, has also had wide physical and practical impacts...

Purpose: This study explored the different perception of Airbnb's brand gender across cultures on the basis of gender and gender identity. Specifically, the objectives of this study are, first, to examine how users perceive Airbnb's brand gender; second, to explore the effect of gender and...

Исследовательский вопрос, на который отвечает данная статья, - какое место занимает гендерная проблематика в социологическом анализе государственной службы в...

Using unique monthly panel data from the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) covering the immediate postlockdown period from June to August 2020, we investigate the opposing claims of widening/closing the gender gap in parental childcare during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. We contribute...

Many countries remain far from achieving gender equality in the classroom. Using data from 126 countries, we characterize the evolution of gender gaps in low- and middle-income countries between 1960 and 2010. We document five facts. First, women are more educated today than 50 years ago in...

Using unique monthly panel data from the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) covering the immediate postlockdown period from June to August 2020, we investigate the opposing claims of widening/closing the gender gap in parental childcare during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. We contribute...

In a setting where inequality is ingrained and largely unavoidable (battle of the sexes), we investigate whether subjects condition their behaviour on the gender of their co-player. In order to identify the role of culture and gender norms, we run the experiment in two countries, Norway and...

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the literature on Gender and Company Executives with the purpose of identifying lines on which future research could be directed in order to eradicate gender differences in the decision-making bodies of companies. A bibliometric study has been carried out...

We analyze a large sample of participants in mixed-gender Rubik's Cube competitions. Focusing on participants who barely made or missed the cut for the second round in a competition, we examine their likelihood of joining another competition in the future. We find a significant gender...

Unter Verwendung einzigartiger monatlicher Paneldaten (IAB-HOPP), die den unmittelbaren Zeitraum nach dem ersten COVID-19 Lockdown in Deutschland von Juni bis August 2020 abdecken, untersuchen wir die gegensätzlichen Thesen zu Retraditionalisierung bzw. Modernisierung von Geschlechterrollen bei...

To investigate the role of gender norms in household specialisation choices, I conduct a lab experiment with real hetero-sexual couples playing a battle of the sexes game. The salience of gender norms varies across treatments: the Norm group chooses between strategies labelled as a family...

Concerns about gender equality have jumped to the forefront of public debate in recent years, and Gender Economics is slowly affirming its place as a major field of study. This assessment examines where we are in terms of gender equality. It reviews the theoretical foundations that can explain...

We analyze a large sample of participants in mixed-gender Rubik's Cube competitions. Focusing on participants who barely made or missed the cut for the second round in a competition, we examine their likelihood of joining another competition in the future. We find a significant gender...

The COVID-19 outbreak and the measures to contain the virus have caused severe disruptions to labor supply and demand worldwide. Understanding who is bearing the burden of the crisis and what drives it is crucial for designing policies going forward. Using the U.S. monthly Current Population...

Die Corona-Krise schränkt das soziale und wirtschaftliche Leben in Deutschland stark ein. Neben dem Anstieg von Kurzarbeit waren und sind viele Beschäftigte aufgrund der eingeschränkten institutionellen Kinderbetreuung gezwungen, ihre Arbeitszeit zu verkürzen oder Kinderbetreuung im...

Chapter 1. Overview: Why are We Focusing on Developing Women Leaders in China? (Jie Ke, Judy Yi Sun) -- Chapter 2. Family Roles and Social Status (Judy Yi Sun, Jane Yuting Zhuang) -- Chapter 3. Cultural Constraints and Opportunities (Jackie Jinfang Liu) -- Chapter 4. Policies and Legislation...

Against the backdrop of several incidences of sexual violence against women in different National Universities in India, specific critical questions need to be probed regarding the deep-seated gender biases persisting in the temples of building human capital. The Higher Educational Institutions...

"Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. With contributions from global leading scholars, this...

This study examines the influence of women’s board representation on the proportion of women senior managers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1999 to 2019. We take a multi-theoretic approach, drawing on the trickle-down effect, critical mass theory, and agency theory, to explore several aspects...