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Title: The Effect of Occupational Male Dominance on Women's Employment Exits: Differences among Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics
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1. Taniguchi, Hiromi
Kennelly, Ivy
Rosenfeld, Rachel A.
The Effect of Occupational Male Dominance on Women's Employment Exits: Differences among Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics
Presented: Atlanta, GA, Southern Sociological Society (SSS) Conference, April 4-7, 2001
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Southern Sociological Society
Keyword(s): Ethnic Differences; Exits; Hispanics; Industrial Sector; Labor Force Participation; Mobility, Occupational; Occupations, Non-Traditional; Racial Differences; Women

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A recent study showed that, net of other major characteristics, the % of women in one's occupation significantly reduces the chance of entering managerial positions for women while raising it for men (Maume 1999a). Further, among women, employment in male-dominated occupations diminishes the chance of wage promotion (Maume 1999b), increases joblessness (Maume 1999b), and extends time to find another job after displacement (Spalter-Roth and Deitch 1999). Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, we explore the adverse effects of employment in male-dominated occupations on women's employment exits. We focus on racial/ethnic minorities who have been largely ignored in studies of occupational sex segregation. Our preliminary results suggest that occupational male dominance more adversely affects black women's employment, and to a lesser extent, Latinas, than white women. Considering these women's industrial locations mitigates this intergroup variation. We discuss how industry mediates the career depressing effect of occupational male dominance.
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Taniguchi, Hiromi, Ivy Kennelly and Rachel A. Rosenfeld. "The Effect of Occupational Male Dominance on Women's Employment Exits: Differences among Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics." Presented: Atlanta, GA, Southern Sociological Society (SSS) Conference, April 4-7, 2001.