Gender inequality in the labour market is interconnected with unequal sharing of care responsibilities by gender at home. While the unequal treatment of men and women in the labour market is illegal, gender gaps in employment and earnings are a persistent feature of labour markets. It is challenging to distinguish women’s true preferences for combing work and family life from employers’ discrimination against women. Women’s preferences for staying at home, working part-time, or in non-standard employment forms are often believed to drive gender inequalities in the labour market. This view contradicts the finding that gender imbalances in combing work and care are often reflected in lower well-being of mothers and children. This article reviews a selection of papers on gender gaps in employment, earnings and well-being published recently by JFEI and prospects avenues for future research.

劳动力市场中的性别不平等与国内性别不平等地分担护理责任联系在一起。尽管在劳动力市场上对男女的不平等待遇是非法的，但就业和收入方面的性别差距仍然是劳动力市场的一个长期特征。将雇主在工作和家庭生活中的真正偏爱与雇主对妇女的歧视区分开来是一个挑战。人们通常认为妇女偏向于待在家里，打工或以非标准的就业形式工作，这加剧了劳动力市场上的性别不平等。这种观点与发现相矛盾，即在工作和照料方面的性别失衡通常反映在母亲和儿童的低福利中。本文回顾了一些有关就业中的性别差距的论文，