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The gender gap in employment and wages

By fabi

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.

Petrongolo, Barbara (2019). “The gender gap in employment and wages.” Nature Human Behaviour.