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Are gender attitudes and gender division of housework and childcare related to fertility intentions in Kazakhstan?
Previous research has found evidence of positive associations between gender-egalitarian attitudes or more equal division of housework/childcare and...
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Parental gender preference in the Balkans and Scandinavia: gender bias or differential costs?
There is much research indicating the presence of a parental preference for a particular gender of children. The main objective of this paper is to...
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Wage Inequalities in the EU
This chapter discusses between- und within-country wage inequality, which is a major determinant of income inequality. Wage inequalities in Europe...
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Advancing Equal Pay in Higher Education: An Intersectional Examination of Structures, Socialization, and Solutions to Close the Gender Wage Gap
Despite sustained efforts, women employed within the higher education system continue to earn less than their similarly credentialed male...
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Women Fighting Gender Stereotypes in a Gender Egalitarian Culture
Despite the increased importance of technology, at current rates it will still take hundreds of years to achieve gender equality in technology across...
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Gender Differences in Desired Alone Time Among Canadian Parents of Young Children
We use the 2015 Canadian time use survey to analyze gender differences in desired alone time and the gender gap in parenting time for Canadian...
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Race, Gender, and Nativity in the Southwest Economy: An Intersectional Approach to Income Inequality
Economic inequality in the U.S. is significantly influenced by the integration trajectory of diverse immigrant and racial/ethnic minority groups. It...
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Gendered Divergence in the Impact of Parenthood on Wages: The Role of Family Size, Human Capital and Working Time
While gender pay disparity is a frequently researched area, few have focused on how parenthood and family size impact the wages of mothers and...
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Status Inconsistency, Gender, and Health in Korean Young Adults: Separating Educational and Skill Mismatch
Since the expansion of tertiary education and the rise in the educational level of the population in developed countries, there have been...
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Gender Segregation, Occupational Sorting, and Growth of Wage Disparities Between Women
Average female wages in traditionally male occupations have steeply risen over the past couple of decades in Germany. This trend led to a new and...
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Gender Inequality and Job Satisfaction in Senegal: A Multiple Mediation Model
Women are often found to be in inferior jobs with lower wages and lower job quality, but to report higher job satisfaction. This gender-job...
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Gender Equality as EU Strategy
Gender equality is an increasingly topical issue, but it has deep historical roots. The principle of gender equality found its legitimacy, even if...
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The Costs of Ignoring Gender
The author discusses the financial and developmental costs of ignoring gender in development. Her approach is indicative but not exhaustive. By the...
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Increasing retirement ages in Denmark: Do changes in gender, education, employment status and health matter?
Recent studies report significant increases in retirement ages over the past two to three decades in most countries in the Organization for Economic...
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Methodological issues: gender related indices
Gender related Index (GRI) is a singled valued function combining selected dimensions containing different number of components. Measurement of...
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Basic Skills or Major-Specific Knowledge? Sources of Wage Penalties for Working Outside the Major Field of Study
This paper examines the sources of wage penalties for working outside one’s major field of study. Workers in jobs that are unrelated to their major...
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Aging and Gender Health Gap: A Multilevel Analysis for 17 European Countries
The European population is aging and their declining capacity makes older Europeans more dependent on the availability of care. Male and female...
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Gender, Migration, and Development: Theoretical Focus
The previous chapter highlights that transformative approaches to gender, migration, and development are critical to addressing the complex and...
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Gender-Responsive Regional Fiscal Policies: The Labour Market
The labour market allows individuals to earn a living throughout their lifetime. When it comes to gendered issues, the labour market is also an...
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Are Mothers More Likely Than Fathers to Lose Their jobs?
The motherhood wage penalty is often cited as a contributor towards the gender earnings gap. A common explanation involves women’s labor supply...