Men and women during the economic crisis employment trends in eight european countries

Hélène Périvier

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Abstract: The current economic crisis has deeply affected European labour markets. Employment has dropped more or less in all countries. Female employment was less affected by the recession phase of the crisis than male employment. The second stage, characterised by the implementation of stimulus packages, should have been more favorable to male employment. The third stage, during which austerity plans have been introduced, might be particularly harsh for female employment. These gendered effects of the crisis are basically explained by sectoral segregation based on gender. The aim of this paper is to describe and analyse the trend in employment for women and men during the different stages of current crisis in eight European countries. We break down the evolution of employment by sectors for men and women by using a shift-share analysis. In some countries, specifically in Spain, the impact of the crisis has led to a narrowing of the gender gap; this is mainly explained by gender sectoral segregation. In the UK and Denmark, women have been less protected by sectoral segregation, because they have experienced more job losses than they should have if their distribution across the different economic sectors had remained the same during the crisis.

Keywords: Gender gaps; Economic cycles; Labour market (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-04
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Published in Revue de l'OFCE, 2014, 133, pp.41-84. ⟨10.3917/reof.133.0041⟩

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DOI: 10.3917/reof.133.0041

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