Dr Ipek Yükselen Saif

Ipek Yükselen holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Bilkent University (Ankara, Türkiye) and completed an exchange semester at SKEMA Business School (Lille, France). She received her master’s degree in Economics from Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and completed her PhD in Economics from 2019 to 2024 at the University of Bamberg as part of the GradAB doctoral program at the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) and FAU.

Her research interests lie in labour economics, with a particular focus on gender differences in negotiation and earnings at labour market entry.

She is currently a Data Analyst at Conrad Electronic.

All articles by Ipek Yükselen Saif

Portrait of a female architect standing on a construction site, smiling confidently. In the background, a group of men are looking at a plan. The focus is on the woman.

August 5, 2026 | Social Inequality, Joblessness and Social Inclusion

Why confidence matters: The hidden barrier for women in STEM

Britta Hecker, Ipek Yükselen Saif

Despite strong educational achievements, women in Germany remain underrepresented in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) careers – an imbalance that fuels the gender pay gap, as ...read more

Eine Wippe auf der die Miniaturfigur einer Frau auf der einen Seite und die Miniaturfigur eines Mannes auf der anderen Seite stehen. Beide stehen auf je einem Münzstapel. Der Stapel der Frau ist kleiner, trotzdem ist die Wippe in der Waage.

September 16, 2024 | Groups of Persons

Female university students may settle for considerably lower starting salaries than their male peers

Paul Setzepfand, Ipek Yükselen Saif

According to a survey conducted by the IAB, female university students have different salary expectations than male students. They would accept a starting salary that is 15.6 percent lower than that ...read more

Frau sitzt resigniert vor einem Computer

November 20, 2020 | Series "Covid-19 crisis: consequences for the labour market"

To work or not to work? A case study on the structure of student employment and its possible effects on students’ jobs during the Corona crisis

Bernhard Christoph, Nele Jugenheimer, Malte Sandner, Ipek Yükselen Saif

The consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic affect gainfully employed students in their academic progress due to the cancellation of on-site classes and in terms financial distress due to lost student ...read more

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December 19, 2019 | Groups of Persons

The sources behind the gender wage gap of university graduates

Malte Sandner, Ipek Yükselen Saif

For every euro a man earned per hour in Germany in 2018, a woman earned on average only 0.79 euros. This amounts to a gender wage gap of 21 percent, which is even greater among high-skilled ...read more