Occupational segregation by sex. Evolution and situation in 2022
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https://doi.org/10.5477/cis/reis.191.129-140Keywords:
Census, Decomposed Dissimilarity Index (DDI), Economically Active Population Survey , Female-dominated Occupations, Lorenz Curve, Marginal Effects, Male-dominated Occupations, Multinomial RegressionAbstract
The state of occupational segregation in Spain in 2022 has been updated, and its evolution and determinants over the past century have been analyzed. This study relies on the most commonly used indices in the literature: the Gini Index (and Lorenz curves), the Dissimilarity Index, and the Decomposed Dissimilarity Index (which neutralizes the structure effect), referring to census data for greater detail. The determinants of segregation are examined using multinomial regressions and are compared with marginal effects (EPA, 2011 and 2021). The findings indicate that segregation has not significantly decreased; the weight of occupations having the highest levels of segregation has increased, while it has decreased in occupations that were already becoming integrated. Additionally, an inverse relationship between income and education is confirmed
in male –and female– dominated occupations.
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