Gender discrimination in employment in Moscow

Discrimination in Employment

Gender Segregation in Employment Contracts

This paper presents evidence on gender segregation in employment contracts in 15 EU countries, using micro data from the ECHPS. Women are over-represented in part-time jobs in all countries considered, but while in northern Europe such allocation roughly reflects women’s preferences and their need to combine work with child care, in southern Europe part-time jobs are often involuntary and provi...

Gender differences in occupational employment

The differences in employment distributions of women and men within occupations have been, and continue to be, a prominent feature of the labor market. Past research has indicated a high degree of difference that remained fairly constant from the early 1900s up until about 1970. The 1970s were a watershed period in occupational desegregation, as indicated by significant declines in measures of ...

The Determinants of Gender Equality in Youth Employment in Developing Countries

Expended Abstract Introduction Sexual discrimination is not defined as the equalization of facilities and opportunities among men and women. One of the dimensions of gender inequality can be expressed in terms of the inequality of employment opportunities, types of jobs, and the level of payment for equal work between men and women.By looking at the results of the workforce surveys of 1395, i...

Evidence on Discrimination in Employment: Codes of Color, Codes of Gender

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