This paper investigates occupational segregation by gender in the Finnish private sector during the period 1995 … genders have decreased during the investigation period occupational segregation by gender is still high in the Finnish labour … industry. Segregation is much higher in the male-dominated industries than in the female-dominated or in the gender …

Unequal division of labor within families is often mentioned as one of the main factors behind the gender wage gap … on women’s investments in human capital, such as work experience. The results show that even though mothers’ lower level …