The contextual challenges of occupational sex segregation. Deciphering cross-national differences in Europe.

Autor/in	Steinmetz, Stephanie
Titel	The contextual challenges of occupational sex segregation. Deciphering cross-national differences in Europe. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Die kontextuellen Herausforderungen der geschlechtsspezifischen Beschäftigungssegregation. Entzifferung internationaler Unterschiede in Europa.
Quelle	Wiesbaden: VS Verl. für Sozialwiss. (2012), 288 S. PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit Zugl. Mannheim, Univ., Diss., 2009.
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	978-3-531-17964-3; 978-3-531-93056-5
DOI	10.1007/978-3-531-93056-5
Schlagwörter	Vergleichende Forschung; Soziale Rolle; Feminismus; Familienpolitik; Geschlecht; Segregation; Sozialpolitik; Humankapital; Arbeitsmarkt; Beschäftigung; Frauenerwerbstätigkeit; Soziologie; Internationaler Vergleich; Geschlechtsspezifik; Hochschulschrift; Theorie; Typologie; Institution; Europäische Union
Abstract	"This study untangles the complex interplay of individual and contextual factors shaping cross-national differences in horizontal and vertical occupational sex segregation. It relates the individual factors affecting occupational decisions to the broader social and economic context within a given society. Following this approach, the author provides a comprehensive overview of the development and causes of cross-national differences in occupational sex segregation. She offers insights into the positioning of 21 EU Members States, particularly of former CCE countries. Based on advanced multi-level models, the study shows that institutional factors, such as the organization of educational systems, post-industrial developments, social policies, and the national 'gender culture', play a crucial rote in shaping sex segregation processes apart from individual factors. The author clarifies that a distinct set of institutional factors is relevant to each of the two dimensions of occupational sex segregation and that these factors o operate in different directions: some reduce horizontal segregation while at the same time aggravating the vertical aspect. Finally, the study assesses the empirical findings from a political perspective by addressing the future contextual challenges of EU Member States seeking to attain higher gender equality on the labour market." (author's abstract).
Erfasst von	GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften, Mannheim
Update	2012/4