Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/250558 
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Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 14897
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This chapter provides a bird's eye view of the literature on gender discrimination. The presentation of studies is grouped into five parts. Part 1 presents evidence of gender discrimination measured via various dimensions in various countries and contexts. Part 2 discusses in detail the gender wage gap—one of the most important measures of gender discrimination—as well as gender segregation and its origins. Part 3 discusses the close relationship between female empowerment and violence, and the experience of women of color. Part 4 covers gender behavioral differences. Part 5 presents studies on the experience of women trying to break the glass ceiling, as well as the differential effects of education on boys and girls.
Subjects: 
gender discrimination
gender wage gap
female empowerment
domestic violence
gender behavioural differences
JEL: 
J16
J12
J13
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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