The effects of occupational gender segregation across race

The general relationship between occupational gender segregation and earnings inequality is well documented, although few studies have examined the relationship separately by race/ethnicity. This article investigates occupational gender segregation effects across whites, African Americans, Hispanics...

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Published in:Sociological quarterly 2003-12, Vol.44 (1), p.17
Main Authors: Cotter, David A, Hermsen, Joan M, Reeve Vanneman
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Black white relations
Earnings
Ethnicity
Gender
Gender inequality
Gender relations
Hispanic Americans
Income inequality
Labor market
Markets
Minority & ethnic groups
Occupations
Race
Race relations
Racial segregation
Segregation
Sexual division of labor
Wages & salaries
White people
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Summary:The general relationship between occupational gender segregation and earnings inequality is well documented, although few studies have examined the relationship separately by race/ethnicity. This article investigates occupational gender segregation effects across whites, African Americans, Hispanics, and Asians. In addition, we explore two ways in which segregation may affect earnings: (1) by lowering the earnings of workers in female-dominated occupations and (2) by lowering the earnings of all workers in highly segregated labor markets. Our central findings are that both segregation effects contribute to earnings inequality and that the effects are observed quite broadly across racial/ethnic groups, although they particularly impact the earnings of African American women.
ISSN:0038-0253
1533-8525
DOI:10.1525/tsq.2003.44.1.17