Alex Bryson, University College London

Steve Raphael, University of California, Berkeley

Despite progress in educational attainment and women's occupational advancement, gender wage gaps continue to persist globally. Multiple factors contribute to this phenomenon, including gender stereotyping, occupational segregation, workplace discrimination and harassment, the effects of parenthood, and variations in preferences and skills between genders. This special issue seeks to understand the underlying causes of gender wage gaps worldwide and examine policy responses aimed at addressing them.

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Potential topics

• What lies behind gender wage gaps across the world?
• How does selection into employment and into occupations impact gender wage gaps?
• What role do labor market institutions (unions, statutory wage floors) play?
• When and where do gender wage gaps emerge across the life-cycle?
• What is the role of parenthood and are policies promoting work-life balance having unintended consequences?
• What can occupation-specific studies tell us about gender wage gaps?
• What is the impact of gender differences in job search and wage bargaining on wage outcomes?
• What role does discrimination continue to play?
• How successful have policy interventions been in tackling the gap?

Timeline

• April 3, 2026: Extended abstract submission deadline
• September 17, 2026: Symposium at UC Berkeley's Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE)

Associate editors

• Nicole Fortin, University of British Columbia
• Manisha Shah, University of California, Berkeley