Gender Inequality and Job Quality in Europe

Gender Inequality and Job Quality in Europe

In this paper, I examine whether and to which degree quality of work and employment differ between men and women and how these gender differences are shaped by societal beliefs about ‘gender equality.’ Using data from the 2004 wave of the European Social Survey, I compare the jobs of men and women across a variety of measures of perceived job quality in 26 countries. Key findings are that job q...

Gender Inequality in Europe

Occupational segregation and gender inequality in job quality: a multi-level approach

Gender differences in perceived quality of employment (achievement, content, job insecurity, time autonomy and physical and emotional conditions) are examined. The study asks whether women’s occupations provide better conditions in areas that facilitate their dual role in society, as a trade-off for low monetary rewards. Specifically, it examines the association of women’s concentration in broa...

Gender and regional differences in perceived job stress across Europe.

BACKGROUND Over the last 20 years stress at work has been found to be predictive of several conditions such as coronary heart disease, high blood pressure and non-specific sick leave. The Karasek demand/control/strain concept has been the most widely used in prospective epidemiological studies. OBJECTIVES To describe distribution in Karasek's demand/control (DC) dimensions as well as prevalen...

Corruption, inequality and population perception of healthcare quality in Europe

BACKGROUND Evaluating the quality of healthcare and patient safety using general population questionnaires is important from research and policy perspective. Using a special wave of the Eurobarometer survey, we analysed the general population's perception of health care quality and patient safety in a cross-country setting. METHODS We used ordered probit, ordinary least squares and probit ana...