Essays about: "Occupational Sex Segregation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Occupational Sex Segregation.

1. 1. Is the Future of the Dental Profession and the Dental ‘Glass Clog’ Feminine?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Sarah Grenestedt; Esther Donk; [2021]
   Keywords : Feminization; Occupational Sex Segregation; Inclusion-Exclusion; Occupational Gender Stereotypes; Doing Gender; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Purpose This research focuses on the phenomenon of knowledge-intensive professions undergoing rapid feminization and transforming into a female-dominated profession. To create a deeper understanding of the phenomenon, the purpose of this research is to make sense of how dental students in a male-dominated profession that changes into a female-dominated profession perceive gender stereotypes and the ongoing feminization. READ MORE

3. 2. Is There A Glass Ceiling In Japan? : Occupational Segregation and Sex Differences inManagerial Promotions in Japan

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

   Author : Pimolporn Jintarith; Nannapat Vorayotsri; [2017]
   Keywords : Glass Ceilings; Occupational Sex Segregation; Promotions; Gender;

   Abstract : This paper analyses the difference probability in holding managerial positions between men and women in Japan as the glass ceiling effect. In addition, we analyses whether the difference is affected by gender composition within the workplaces. READ MORE

4. 3. Occupational sex composition and wages in the Faroe Islands

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Maria Hansen; [2017]
   Keywords : gender pay gap; occupational gender segregation; occupational sex composition; women s wages;

   Abstract : This study explores the relationship between wages, gender and occupational sex composition. The study is based on censored 2011 census data on the employed labour force in ages 25-69 in the Faroe Islands; a small Nordic country. READ MORE

5. 4. Perceptions of Gender Diversity Among Swedish Preschool Teachers - Understanding the Stagnant Inclusion of Men in a Female Dominated Occupation

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Amara Azeem; Sebastian Berglund; Yuting Zhu; [2016]
   Keywords : Gender Diversity; Preschool Teachers; Gender Stereotypes; Male Homosocial Desire; Female Primacy; Male Role Model; Occupational Sex Segregation; Heightened Visibility.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Thesis Purpose The purpose of this research is to increase the understanding of occupational gender segregation by exploring how preschool teachers and principals perceive gender diversity, what they consider to be the primary issues that hinder men from entering this profession, and what they think a larger inclusion of men in the profession could lead to. Theoretical Perspective We based our research on diversity, the theory of marginalization and occupational sex segregations to gain background knowledge and understanding of general perceptions on people in gender atypical professions, and utilized it as our starting point. READ MORE

6. 5. Intergenerational transmission of gender segregation : Parents’ Roles in Shaping Children’s Occupational Aspirations

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Lou Huuva; [2015]
   Keywords : occupational preferences; occupational aspirations; sex-role model; gender socialization; occupational gender segregation; intergenerational transmission;

   Abstract : Most men and women are employed in occupations largely dominated by people of their own sex. Since occupational aspirations have proven to predict future labor market behavior it is of importance to study young boys’ and girls’ occupational preferences. READ MORE