In this paper, we analyse the recent patterns of occupational segregation by gender in the EU countries vis-à-vis the … male and female workers in EU countries, we use a single cross section corresponding to 1999 as the basis of comparison …, hoping to uncover convergence trends by examining whether the EU-Us differentials in gender occupational segregation decline …

gender wage gap patterns in the EU since the onset of the Great Recession. We show that male selection into the labour market …, traditionally disregarded, has increased. This is particularly the case in peripheral EU countries, where dramatic drops in male …