ISBN:
9783531930565
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (282 pages)
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DDC:
306.3615
Keywords:
Sex role in the work environment -- Europe
;
Gender identity in the workplace
;
Europe -- Social life and customs
;
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Abstract:
This study untangles the complex interplay of individual and contextual factors shaping cross-national differences in horizontal and vertical occupational sex segregation. It relates the individual factors affecting occupational decisions to the broader social and economic context within a given society. Following this approach, Stephanie Steinmetz provides a comprehensive overview of the development and causes of cross-national differences in occupational sex segregation. She offers insights into the positioning of 21 EU Members States, particularly of former CCE countries. Based on advanced multi-level models, the study shows that institutional factors, such as the organization of educational systems, post-industrial developments, social policies, and the national 'gender culture', play a crucial role in shaping sex segregation processes apart from individual factors. The author clarifies that a distinct set of institutional factors is relevant to each of the two dimensions of occupational sex segregation and that these factors operate in different directions: some reduce horizontal segregation while at the same time aggravating the vertical aspect. Finally, the study assesses the empirical findings from a political perspective by addressing the future contextual challenges of EU Member States seeking to attain higher gender equality on the labour market.
Abstract:
Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Tables -- Figures -- 1 The state of the art in occupational sex segregation research -- 1.1. A short review of issues in occupational sex segregation research -- 1.1.1. Different working spheres occupational sex typing and concentration -- 1.1.2. Development of occupational sex segregation change or persistence? -- 1.1.3. Occupational sex segregation across nations -- 1.2. Occupational sex segregation and European gender policies -- 1.3. Research questions -- 1.4. Data and limitations of the study -- 1.5. Outline -- 2 Explaining occupational sex segregation -- 2.1. Neo-classical theories of human capital -- 2.2. Sociological and feminist theories -- 2.3. Segmentation and institutional theories -- 2.4. The importance of education for occupational sex segregation -- 2.5. The rationale for an integrated approach to occupational sex segregation -- 2.6. Conclusion -- 3 The problem of the measurement of sex segregation revisited -- 3.1. The different approaches to the measurement of occupational sex segregation -- 3.1.1. The traditional indices -- 3.1.2. The log-linear approach -- 3.1.3. Further determinants on segregation indices -- 3.2. Learning from advances in mobility research the multi-dimensionality of occupational sex segregation -- 3.3. Conclusion -- 4 Female labour force participation and patterns of occupational sex segregation in Europe -- 4.1. Female employment in the EU developments and characteristics -- 4.1.1. Development of female employment -- 4.1.2. Characteristics of female employment in the EU -- 4.2. The development of occupational sex segregation throughout the 90s -- 4.2.1. Which countries are most segregated? Some descriptive results -- 4.2.2. Where do women and men work? Dimensions of occupational sex segregation in 2004 The sex typing of the labour market.
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