Looking Inwards: Towards a Geographically Sensitive Approach to Occupational Sex Segregation

Francisco Perales and Sergi Vidal

Regional Studies, 2015, vol. 49, issue 4, 582-598

Abstract: Perales F. and Vidal S. Looking inwards: towards a geographically sensitive approach to occupational sex segregation, Regional Studies . This article questions implicit assumptions in the literature and explores the issue of occupational sex segregation from a geographical standpoint. Specifically, variation in the gender compositions of occupations, the degree of occupational sex dissimilarity, and the impact of occupational feminization on wages across local labour markets in England and Wales is uncovered and explained. These findings imply that occupational sex segregation and its outcomes are contingent on the local context, that policies aimed at achieving gender equality at work should be channelled through local authorities, and that further research should be devoted to exploring systematically the multiple intersections between geographical space and gender equality at work.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2013.786828

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