Fig. 8

Gender unemployment gaps in the EU “Explained.” Note: EU LFS data. Own calculations. Five-year averages of gender unemployment gaps among prime age individuals, constructed using sampling weights, over 2003–2007. Gender unemployment gaps (in p.p.) are adjusted for gender differences in pre-market human capital using a flexible version of the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition. Family leave duration is the maximum duration of total paid postnatal leave in months. Source: The Council of Europe Family Policy Database. Perceived gender discrimination is measured as the share of all respondents who perceive gender discrimination as widespread in their country. Source: Eurobarometer 2008. Straight lines show a fit from OLS regressions of gender unemployment gaps on a constant and the respective right-hand-side variables