Gender Differences in Occupation of Employment within Australia

Alison Preston () and Gillian Whitehouse
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Alison Preston: Curtin University of Technology
Gillian Whitehouse: The University of Queensland

Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE), 2004, vol. 7, issue 3, 309-327

Abstract: Occupational segregation by sex is a persistent phenomenon in contemporary labour markets, and widely assumed to contribute to ongoing gender earnings inequality. In spite of continuing change in the occupational composition of labour markets and legislative efforts to proscribe sex discrimination in employment processes, only limited changes in overall indices of occupational segregation have been recorded in Australia over recent decades. This paper uses disaggregated data to show that even this modest level of integration is underpinned by trends that are not unequivocally favourable for women. Our analysis emphasises the influence of men’s increased representation in part-time work, and highlights increased feminisation in some areas alongside integrating trends in others.

Keywords: Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure (by industry, occupation, demographic characteristics, etc.) Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity (Formal Training Programs; On-the-Job Training) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J16 J21 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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