GENDER GAP DECOMPOSITION IN EMPLOYMENT RATE OF YOUNG PEOPLE
GENDER GAP DECOMPOSITION IN EMPLOYMENT RATE OF YOUNG PEOPLE
Author(s): M. Consuelo Colom A Colom Andrés, M. Cruz Molés MachíSubject(s): Gender Studies, Applied Sociology, Social Theory, Economic development, Human Resources in Economy
Published by: Fundacja Centrum Badań Socjologicznych
Keywords: gender gap; employment rate; multilevel logit model; decomposition techniques;
Summary/Abstract: Differences in behavior between women and men have long been observed in the labor market. Occupational segregation, lack of equal opportunities and lower wages are still linked to the lower opportunity cost that leaving the labor market implies for women. In this paper we analyze, using decomposition techniques, the gap in the employment rate between young women and men. These techniques allow us to separate the weight of observed characteristics from the weight of preferences or unobserved factors. Our results reveal that both types of factors are relevant in the gender gap in the employment rate. Preferences or unobserved factors, such as the different perception that both genders have of family and involvement of women in housework, which leads to greater female labor abandonment, are likely to be behind the gender gap in the case of already having job.
Journal: Economics and Sociology
- Issue Year: 16/2023
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 71-84
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English