Does occupational segregation affect gender earning difference in India's informal sector? A decomposition exercise

Jayanta Sen ()
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Jayanta Sen: Professor of Economics, West Bengal State University, Barasat, Kolkata (W.B.), India

Economics Bulletin, 2025, vol. 45, issue 2, 755 - 762

Abstract: The study attempts to explore whether and to what extent occupational gender segregation affects average earning difference between male and female informal sector workers in India. A decomposition exercise is undertaken in order to examine the relative roles of gender segregation across occupations and within-occupation earning differentials in explaining overall average gender earning gap. Results show that male and female workers are highly segregated irrespective of rural and urban regions. Within-occupation earning differences, not gender segregation, contribute to the bulk of gender earning differentials in India's informal sector.

Keywords: Informal Sector; Gender Segregation; Occupations; Employment; Earning; Gender Gap (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J4 J7 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-06-30
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