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Title: Segregation and Inequality

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Publication Year: 2005

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Abstract: The importance of occupational gender segregation is well established and needs no explanation. However, there remains considerable confusion on the precise meaning of the term, and how segregation should be measured. In the first place it is necessary to distinguish segregation from the related but logically distinct concepts of concentration and exposure. Then the actual measurement should not be contaminated by other aspects of the labour market or the occupational classification used. Finally, and most importantly from a theoretical perspective, we need to distinguish how far the segregation entails gender inequality and how far it is simply a matter of different but equal patterns of employment for women and men. In considering these issues we shall draw on data from economically developed countries, mainly but not exclusively located in Europe. These are countries which tend to have relatively high levels of gender segregation.

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Authors: Jarman, Jennifer; Blackburn, Robert M.

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Publication Number: 3

Institution: Gender Equality Network

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Publisher Location: London, UK

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure

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