We study the evolution of gender differences in preferences in East and West Germany. Against the background of higher female labour force participation in the former GDR but comparable levels of occupational segregation, we investigate the gender-gaps in preferences for specific job attributes separately for East and West Germany and how these gaps change over time. Based on the German General Social Survey (ALLBUS) 1991, 2000 and 2010, analyses reveal greater gender differences in preferences for extrinsic job attributes in the East in 1991 and equally large gender gaps in social attributes for both parts of the country. Until 2010, nearly all gender gaps in preferences have vanished in the East, whereas in the West, they expanded.