Labour Market and Employment Policy
Week 4—Cultural and social factors contributing to gender gaps in the labour market (Guest lecturer Magdalena Adamus)
Recommended reading:
Optional reading: Cukrowska-Torzewska, E. & Lovasz, A. (2019). The role of parenthood in shaping the gender wage gap – A comparative analysis of 26 European countries
Make sure you understand the following terms and you can explain them:
measures of gender equality, Mathilda effect, sticky floor, glass ceiling, statistical discrimination, gender stereotypes, the price of motherhood, backlash in the gender context, differences in social norms across countries.