All articles about: Gender Wage Gap 

29. August 2025 | Social Inequality, Joblessness and Social Inclusion

Gender convergence in all areas: Is it a myth?

Sena Coskun

While men and women are increasingly found in the same occupations, a surprising trend has emerged: Sectors are becoming more gender-segregated over time. Are these patterns shaped by discriminatory ...read more

8. March 2024 | Groups of Persons

Gender Pay Gap in the United Kingdom and in Germany

Jutta Winters

The 8th of March marks the annual International Women’s Day. Wages are an important factor in driving gender parity. In a video interview Professor Alan Manning talks about the gender pay gap ...read more

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

19. December 2019 | Groups of Persons

The sources behind the gender wage gap of university graduates

Malte Sandner , Ipek Yükselen

For every euro a man earned per hour in Germany in 2018, a woman earned on average only 0.79 euros. This amounts to a gender wage gap of 21 percent, which is even greater among high-skilled ...read more

12. July 2019 | Groups of Persons

The gender wage gap in Europe: What can we learn from linked employer-employee data? A workshop report

Alex Bryson , John Forth , Stefanie Wolter

The report presents a summary of the workshop "The gender wage gap in Europe: What can we learn from linked employer-employee data?". ...read more