Gender wage inequality and labour mobility in the hospitality sector

The main aim of this paper is twofold. Firstly we analyse the effects of educational mismatch on workers’ occupational mobility and secondly, we quantify the contribution of educational mismatch and labour mobility on gender wage inequality. The decomposition of the gender wage gap was controlled by...

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Published in:International journal of hospitality management 2015-08, Vol.49, p.73-82
Main Authors: Campos-Soria, Juan Antonio, García-Pozo, Alejandro, Sánchez-Ollero, José Luis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Educational mismatch
Gender wage gap
Horizontal segregation
Hospitality
Labour mobility
Vertical segregation
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Summary:The main aim of this paper is twofold. Firstly we analyse the effects of educational mismatch on workers’ occupational mobility and secondly, we quantify the contribution of educational mismatch and labour mobility on gender wage inequality. The decomposition of the gender wage gap was controlled by different types of gender segregation. We use matched employer-employee data from 302 hotels in Andalusia. The evidence suggests that not only is external mobility far higher than internal mobility in this sector, but also that it is the main cause of wage inequality. The reason for this is the existence of labour discrimination against women, which manifests as a lack of access to labour improvements under the same conditions as men. Educational mismatch has a limited effect on internal and external mobility. Finally, gender discrimination is the overall cause of gender wage inequality and is mainly due to horizontal segregation and external mobility.
ISSN:0278-4319
1873-4693
DOI:10.1016/j.ijhm.2015.05.009