Essays about: "Occupational gender composition"

Found 5 essays containing the words Occupational gender composition.

  1. 1. Expansionary Fiscal Policy and the Gender Employment Gap: Evidence from the Republic of Korea

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Ida Lindström; [2022]
    Keywords : Expansionary Fiscal Policy; Gender Employment Gap; Structural VAR; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The employment effects of expansionary fiscal policy have been well documented in the literature. Interestingly, however, limited attention has been paid to the gender dimension. Across countries, significant gaps in female and male employment still remain. READ MORE

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 4. 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

  5. 5. Are there Gaps in Swedish Gender Wage Gap Research? A Meta-Analytical Approach

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Daniel Moreland; [2015]
    Keywords : Gender Wage Gap; Meta-Analysis; Research Methods; Discrimination; Occupational Segregation.; Business and Economics; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The persistence of “unexplained” gender wage differentials has necessitated an expanding body of research attempting to explain their lasting continuity. This is true of research conducted on the Scandinavian country of Sweden, which is widely regarded for a social and institutional commitment to gender equality. READ MORE