Alexandru Lefter, Concordia University

Research

Gender pay gap Family demands Job search Post-unemployment wages Family-to-work conflict Gender roles Unemployment Wage inequality

Latest funding

New insights into the gender pay gap: Effects of family demands and job search on post-unemployment wages
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$53,351

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New insights into the gender pay gap: Effects of family demands and job search on post-unemployment wages

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Lefter, Alexandru

Keywords: Gender pay gap; Family demands; Job search; Post-unemployment wages; Family-to-work conflict; Gender roles; Unemployment; Wage inequality; Gender differences; Cross-domain conflict

$53,351

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Gender pay gap Dear Professor Lefter, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on gender pay gap connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "New insights into the gender pay gap: Effects of family demands and job search on post-unemployment wages" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]