Occupational attainment in Germany and the United States 2000-2016: The role of gender and immigration status
In many OECD countries, women are underrepresented in the highest status, highest paying positions and overrepresented in the lowest status, lowest paying positions. One potential reason for this inequity is the 'motherhood penalty,' where women with children face more roadblocks in hiring and promotions. This research investigates occupational segregation among mothers and fathers and analyzes whether gender gaps in occupational status are more extreme for immigrant populations. Using data from the Luxembourg Cross-National Data Center (Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) Database), I compare changes in gender occupational segregation from 2000 to 2016 in Germany and the United States among immigrant and nativeborn parents. Multinomial logistic regression models and predicted probabilities show that despite instituting policies intended to reduce gender inequality in the workforce, Germany fares worse than the US in their gendered occupational outcomes overall. While the gap between mothers' and fathers' probabilities of employment in the highest status jobs is shrinking over time in Germany, particularly for immigrant mothers, Germany's gender gaps in professional occupations are consistently larger than gaps in the US. [...]
Year of publication: |
2022
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Authors: | Park, Paige N. |
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Luxembourg : Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) |
Subject: | Labor Market Outcomes | Mothers | Gender | Immigrants | Family Policy |
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Series: | LIS Working Paper Series ; 827 |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Type of publication (narrower categories): | Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Other identifiers: | 1795128119 [GVK] hdl:10419/267027 [Handle] |
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Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013467157
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