Occupations and the evolution of gender differences in intergenerational socioeconomic mobility

•This paper analyzes the evolution of gender differences in socioeconomic mobility.•Men are more mobile when occupational earnings determine the socioeconomic position.•Women are more mobile considering education.•Differences in occupational choice exist, but women are not in low-return jobs.•The earnings mobility gap has been shrinking and has closed for starting salaries.

This paper analyzes intergenerational mobility experiences of daughters and sons with respect to their fathers' occupational status and documents changes in gender differences over time. While women have been in occupations with lower overall earnings potential, men are more likely to be in occupations characterized by long hours and low returns. The mobility gap in earnings has been closing and a mobility advantage with respect to education has been emerging.