The impact of female managers on the gender pay gap: Evidence from linked employer–employee data for Germany

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Journal: Economics Letters

Year: 2013

Volume: 119

Issue: 3

Pages: 348-350

Authors (1)

Hirsch, Boris (Leuphana Universität Lüneburg)

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Abstract

We find that increasing the female share in first-level management by 10% points decreases the unexplained within-job gender pay gap by 0.5 log points. The effect is more pronounced for the female share in second-level than in first-level management.

The impact of female managers on the gender pay gap: Evidence from linked employer–employee data for Germany

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