All articles about: equal pay 

25. October 2023 | Social Inequality, Joblessness and Social Inclusion

How men and women differ when searching for a job: application behaviour can explain half of the residual earnings gap

Benjamin Lochner , Christian Merkl

On average, women earn less than men. So far, gender-specific application behaviour has received little attention in this context. It can, however, explain a considerable part of the gender earnings ...read more

29. August 2018 | Groups of Persons

Women still hit the glass ceiling – despite operational promotion of equal opportunities

Malte Reichelt

There is a large wage gap between women and men. The search for explanations and solutions must start exactly where wages are decided: in the enterprises. In Germany, operational measures to promote ...read more