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Claudia Hupkau, Barbara Petrongolo Despite changes in social norms and policy reforms over recent decades, gaps in hourly wages between similarly qualified women and men remain significant, ranging between 10% and 20% in most OECD countries (OECD 2018). The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has made the issue of addressing gender wage gaps even more pressing, as most of the increased household responsibilities fall to women, which may further reduce their earnings in the long term (Fabrizio et al. 2020, ...