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Three Essays on Occupational Segregation: Women and Men in the Labor Force Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, 1980. DAI-A 41/02, p. 734, August 1980 Cohort(s): Young Men, Young Women Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning Keyword(s): Discrimination, Sex; Occupational Segregation; Occupations, Female; Occupations, Male; Wages The nature and extent of occupational segregation of women and men in the United States labor force is examined in three essays. The first essay documents occupational segregation and utilizes factor analysis to differentiate the characteristics of jobs held predominantly by women from those of jobs held predominantly by men. The second essay discusses and evaluates theories of occupational segregation which have been put forth by economists. The third essay presents empirical work which is designed to identify the mechanisms generating and perpetuating sex segregation in the labor force. The effect of occupational sex-type upon wages is examined for a sample of women and men from the National Longitudinal Surveys. The results are consistent with both supply- and demand-based models of segregation. Wages fall as the female share of employment in an individual's occupation approaches a turning point, after which a rising share of female employment is associated with a wage premium ceteris paribus. This pattern is observed for white women and men of both races; black women, however, receive a wage premium as the female share of employment approaches a turning point, and are penalized for participation in occupations in which the female share of employment exceeds the turning point. |
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Amott, Teresa L. Three Essays on Occupational Segregation: Women and Men in the Labor Force. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, 1980. DAI-A 41/02, p. 734, August 1980. |