Family Compatibility of High-Income Careers and Girls’ Career Aspirations
This session presents evidence from a field experiment in Uzbekistan showing that addressing work-family compatibility in dual-income households raises girls' STEM aspirations and enrollment, and explores how these findings inform policy design, particularly for female talent pipeline programs in male-dominated sectors.
Firms and the Gender Wage Gap: A Comparison of Eleven Countries
This session presents cross-country evidence on the role of gender-specific firm wage premiums in shaping the private-sector gender wage gap and explores how these findings inform policy design, particularly in the area of family policies.