Gender Gaps in the Valuation of Working Conditions

Marta Curull-Sentís, Laia Maynou, Lídia Farré and Libertad González

No 1500, Working Papers from Barcelona School of Economics

Abstract: We conduct a survey experiment to examine gender differences in preferences for job attributes, including flexibility, commuting distance, and workplace climate. Both men and women are willing to trade 20–30% of their current wage to avoid inflexible jobs and long commutes. However, a notable gender difference emerges in the willingness-to-pay (WTP) to avoid sexual harassment. Women are willing to trade 50% of their wage for a secure workplace, 14 percentage points more than men. Among recent female victims, this aversion increases to 87%. These findings under-score the detrimental impact of sexual harassment on gender equality and talent allocation in the labor market.

Keywords: compensating wage differentials; gender gaps; sexual harassment; survey experiments; working conditions; working flexibility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C93 J16 J28 J31 J81 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-07
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