1. Gender-based occupational segregation in the 1990s
- Author
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Anker, Richard, Melkas, Helinä, and Korten, Ailsa
- Subjects
sexual division of labour, women workers, labour force participation, female occupation, male occupation, trend, developed countries, developing countries, woman manager, computer programmer, equal employment opportunity, Scandinavia, division du travail basée sur le sexe, travailleuses, taux d'activité, profession féminine, profession masculine, tendance, pays développés, pays en développement, femme cadre, programmeur, égalité des chances dans l'emploi, Scandinavie, división del trabajo por sexo, trabajadoras, tasa de actividad de mano de obra, profesión femenina, profesión masculina, tendencia, países desarrollados, países en desarrollo, empresaria, programador, igualdad de oportunidades en el empleo, Escandinavia - Abstract
Describes the types, causes and impact of gender-based occupational segregation and examines current levels in 15 countries. Investigates how this segregation has changed during the 1990s in terms of female participation in the labour force, index of dissimilarity, gender-dominated occupations, the gender composition of new occupations and the largest female and male dominated occupations. Discusses policies for reducing segregation and describes general types of measures to help increase equality of opportunity in employment.
- Published
- 2003