| Description |
xii, 444 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Introduction and background. 1. Introduction. 2. Theories and explanations for occupational segregation by sex. 3. Review of cross-national studies of occupational segregation by sex -- Pt. II. Description of study data and occupational segregation statistics. 4. Comparability of data between countries and within countries over time. 5. Measuring occupational segregation. 6. Sensitivity of segregation statistics to degree of disaggregation in occupational classification. 7. Description of study regions -- Pt. III. Occupational segregation around the world - The present situation. 8. Occupational segregation by sex based on data for six non-agricultural occupations. 9. Occupational segregation by sex based on detailed occupational data: Inequality indices. 10. Occupational segregation by sex based on detailed occupational data: Extent to which occupations are male-dominated or female-dominated. 11. Occupations typically held by men and women |
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12. Patterns in occupational segregation by sex based on combinations of different inequality statistics -- Pt. IV. Occupational segregation by sex around the world - changes in the past two decades. 13. Recent changes in occupational segregation by sex based on inequality indices. 14. Recent changes in the extent to which male and female non-agricultural labour forces are in gender-dominated occupations. 15. Recent changes in the feminization of 17 important "male" and "female" occupations -- Pt. V. Main findings. 16. Summary and conclusion |
| Summary |
"This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the levels and recent changes in the sex segregation of occupations. It is based on a unique new ILO data set which contains detailed occupational data from 41 countries or territories from all regions of the world. As shown by new evidence presented here, well over half of all non-agricultural workers in the sample countries and areas work in an occupation where one sex dominates to such an extent that at least 80 per cent of workers are either men or women. This negatively affects economic efficiency and labour market flexibility as well as perpetuating and reinforcing gender stereotypes in society." "A number of findings will surprise readers, such as the higher level of occupational segregation in Scandinavia as compared to other industrialized countries, the lower level of occupational segregation in Asia as compared to Europe, the recent decreases in segregation in only some parts of the world, and the truly restricted and sex-stereotyped choice of occupations open to the world's women."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-430) and index |
| Subject |
Labor supply.
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Sex discrimination.
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Sex discrimination in employment.
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Sexual division of labor.
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| Author |
International Labour Office.
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| LC no. |
98131049 |
| ISBN |
922109524X |
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