JS-63
Gender and Professions
Abstract Submissions Closed
RC32 Women, Gender and Society (host committee)
RC30 Sociology of Work
Language: English and Spanish
Session Type: Oral
Occupational segregation is a universal reality that occurs worldwide. It implies the under-representation or, over-representation, of women and men respectively, in jobs considered male-dominated and female-dominated. We regard with concern that in the second decade of 21st century, despite the legislative frameworks of most countries in the World, labor statistics continue to confirm the existence of 'women's' and 'men's' jobs.
Studying why occupational segregation persists is relevant, since it produces unequal effects in the citizenship. The main consequence of the gender-divide is that workers in male-dominated jobs perceive higher salaries, perpetuating thus the reproduction of the gender wage gap and the unequal working conditions. In addition, occupations with over-representation of men have, on average, greater social recognition and more opportunities for promotion.
Occupational segregation should capture the attention of public employment policies because it is not improving; in fact, in come contexts, the occupational segregation index has increased. We would like to invite scholars from around the world who are currently developing case-study based research, statistical analysis and other sorts of research on the following topics related to women in male-dominated professions: i) access barriers and gendered closure mechanisms, ii) career abandonment; iii) coping mechanisms; iv) family-work-life balance; v) pregnancy and maternity; vi) sexual harassment; vii) structural effects in relation to gender segregation (tokenism); and, viii) men in female-dominated jobs. This session is intended to be a space for discussion and dissemination of research worldwide that share this object of study.
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