Gender Gaps in Compensation and Promotion in Government: Evidence from Congressional Staff

• In Event: Legislative Staff Behavior and Outcomes

Brief Overview

We examine questions related to gender equity and disparities on congressional staff using detailed data that include all congressional staffers who enrolled in the payroll system in the US Congress between 2001 and 2014.

Authors

• Melinda N. Ritchie, University of California-Riverside

• Hye Young You, New York University