are still underrepresented in several occupations. In this article, the effect of gender norms on whether women enter male …-dominated occupations is analysed using differences in gender equality among early-arrival migrants. The variations in gender norms … origin reduces the gender gap in maledominated occupations. Suggestive evidence is further shown on the roles of job …

subsequent employment trajectories.It examines how the overall structure of occupations within the local context and the internal … structure of different types of occupations affect gendered occupational choices and its consequences. All three subprojects of … this cumulative dissertation focus on the relevance of occupational opportunity structures (within and between occupations …