Noted for its fair and equal coverage of men and women, Psychology of Gender reviews the
research and issues surrounding gender from multiple perspectives, including psychology …

The major trends in family structures and their shifts across the industrialized world over the
past decades are well known: fertility rates have declined below the level sufficient for the …

In research on fatherhood premiums and motherhood penalties in career-related outcomes,
employers' discriminatory behaviours are often argued to constitute a possible explanation …

(1) Background: Despite the progress made by women in the workplace, mothers still face
systemic barriers that prevent them from advancing professionally. This “motherhood …

This article uses case study interviews to examine women's experiences in higher
education. It focuses on career progression, support available for promotion and particular …

Using retrospective occupational biography data from West Germany and Sweden we
analyze gender inequalities in occupational careers in three birth cohorts (1920s to early …

Symbolic valuation is an important but overlooked aspect of gendered processes of
inequality in the occupation structure. Prior work has largely focused on the material …

Using data from the Swedish Level of Living Survey (2000, 2010), we investigate how the
gender wage gap varies with occupational prestige and family status and also examine the …

Previous research in industrialized countries finds that attitudes toward gender equality are
affected by family-related transitions as young adults with egalitarian attitudes based on …

The relationship between gender, working conditions, occupational gender composition and
wages is investigated to test the support for the mother-friendly job hypothesis in the family …