Variations of Gender Gaps in the Labour Market Outcomes of Graduates across Fields of Study
A (Combined) Test of Two Theories
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10757346 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Diana Roxana Galos (0000-0002-7907-412X, University of Konstanz, corresponding author), Nevena Kulic (0000-0002-0606-4051, University of Pavia) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 882-903 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0385 • E-ISSN: 1469-8684 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00380385221122400 |
| OpenAlex | W4308136519 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 43 |
Unequal gender outcomes in occupational success unravel through different channels in higher education. Using the AlmaLaurea dataset comprised of 80% of Italian graduates and 98 fields of study, this article investigates whether men and women receive similar returns on employment and earnings when choosing the same field of study. Two complementary perspectives are applied – Kanter’s theory of relative numbers and the status theory of gender – to examine the quantitative and qualitative differences between fields. The results show that the most gender ‘balanced’ fields of study are the most gender unequal in terms of earnings and employment. Separate analyses demonstrate that the status of a field interacts with its gender composition, and gender gaps in female-intensive nurturing fields shrink faster with an increasing proportion of women, albeit at higher absolute levels compared with non-nurturing fields. Therefore, nurturing fields of study should not necessarily be considered as levelling gender inequality in the labour market
Demographic economics · Earnings · Economics · Field (mathematics · Gender bias · Gender discrimination · Gender equality · Gender inequality · Gender relations · Geography · Inequality · Labour economics · Levelling · Sociology · Test (biology · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Studies · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |