Abstract This paper provides new evidence on the magnitude and determinants of regional differences in gender pay gap. On basis a comprehensive data set all full‐time employees Germany, we explain profound variation gap at small‐scale level with theory‐based individual job‐related characteristics. Using Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition, find pronounced spatial impact considered determinants. Wherea...

Sex and agreeableness were hypothesized to affect income, such that women and agreeable individuals were hypothesized to earn less than men and less agreeable individuals. Because agreeable men disconfirm (and disagreeable men confirm) conventional gender roles, agreeableness was expected to be more negatively related to income for men (i.e., the pay gap between agreeable men and agreeable wome...

Sex and agreeableness were hypothesized to affect income, such that women and agreeable individuals were hypothesized to earn less than men and less agreeable individuals. Because agreeable men disconfirm (and disagreeable men confirm) conventional gender roles, agreeableness was expected to be more negatively related to income for men (i.e., the pay gap between agreeable men and agreeable wome...

the impact of gender gap on voting behavior generally is categorized into the traditional gap, convergence and revisionist patterns. this paper, firstly by using survey research method and data were collected from 230 eligible male and female voters in isfahan, makes clear that the first pattern or the traditional gender gap is dominated in this electorate, which denotes that women are more con...

Policy makers, academics, and media reports suggest that women could shrink the gender pay gap by negotiating more effectively for higher compensation. Yet women entering compensation negotiations face a dilemma: They have to weigh the benefits of negotiating against the social consequences of having negotiated. Research shows that women are penalized socially more than men for negotiating for ...

We examine the relationship between a candidate’s gender and their electoral success, using data from all Federal elections to the Australian House of Representatives between 1903 and 2004. Controlling for party affiliation, incumbency, expected vote share and the number of candidates on the ballot, we find that the vote share of female candidates is 0.6 percentage points smaller than that of m...