The gender gap in employment and wages
Petrongolo, B.
(2019).
The gender gap in employment and wages.
Nature Human Behaviour,
3(4), 316-318.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-019-0558-x
Despite a century of convergence, there is still no evidence of fully closing gender gaps in employment and wages, possibly reflecting a suboptimal allocation of talent. Economic research has emphasized the role of gender differences in preferences, work–life balance considerations and gender identity norms in shaping the observed gender trends.
| Item Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2019 Springer Nature Publishing AG |
| Departments | LSE > Research Centres > Centre for Economic Performance |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41562-019-0558-x |
| Date Deposited | 26 Mar 2019 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/100298 |