Beyond Occupational Differences

Gender differences in occupational employment

The differences in employment distributions of women and men within occupations have been, and continue to be, a prominent feature of the labor market. Past research has indicated a high degree of difference that remained fairly constant from the early 1900s up until about 1970. The 1970s were a watershed period in occupational desegregation, as indicated by significant declines in measures of ...

Gender differences in occupational distributions among workers

Paul E. Gabriel is professor of economics, School of Business Administration, Loyola University of Chicago; and Susanne Schmitz is professor of economics, Center for Business and Economics, Elmhurst College. E-mail: pgabrie@luc. edu E-mail: susans@ elmhurst.edu Recent analyses of gender employment patterns suggest that occupational differences between men and women are a persistent presence in ...

Gender Differences in Occupational Leadership Styles A

Gender differences in occupational exposure patterns.

OBJECTIVES The authors conducted a population-based survey to examine gender differences in occupational exposure patterns and to investigate whether any observed differences are due to: (a) gender differences in occupational distribution; and/or (b) gender differences in tasks within occupations. METHODS Men and women aged 20-64 years were randomly selected from the Electoral Roll and invite...

Differences in occupational earnings by sex

T question of whether gender bias is a cause of differences in pay is important, persistent and still unresolved. A critical element in examining that question is the precise measurement of pay differentials, which in turn requires specification of components determined by differences in education, experience and occupation, inter alia. This article reviews some of the major research findings c...