Jarman, Jennifer, Blackburn, Robert M. and Racko, Girts (2012) The dimensions of occupational gender segregation in industrial countries. Sociology - The Journal of the British Sociological Association, 46 (6). pp. 1003-1019. doi:10.1177/0038038511435063

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Abstract

It is well known that women and men tend to work in different occupations, and generally held that this disadvantages women. In order to understand how far this occupational segregation entails gender inequality it is necessary to examine the vertical and horizontal dimensions of the segregation. The horizontal dimension measures difference without inequality while the vertical dimension measures the extent of the occupational inequality. Two measures of vertical inequality are used: pay and social stratification (CAMSIS). Measurements over a number of industrially developed countries show the expected male advantage with regard to pay. However, contrary to popular beliefs, women are consistently advantaged in terms of stratification. Also, it is found that the position of women is more favourable where the overall segregation is higher – the lower the male advantage on pay and the greater the female advantage on stratification.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Journal or Publication Title:	Sociology - The Journal of the British Sociological Association
Publisher:	Sage Publications Ltd.
ISSN:	0038-0385
Official Date:	December 2012
Dates:	Date Event December 2012 Published
Volume:	46
Number:	6
Page Range:	pp. 1003-1019
DOI:	10.1177/0038038511435063
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access

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