The German labor market is characterized by marked occupational segregation between women and men. The median earnings in female dominated occupations are lower than those in male dominated professions. This is one of the reasons for the gender pay gap. However, there are also large differences in earnings between men and women within occupations. These profession-specific gender pay gaps are smaller ...
In Deutschland ist der Arbeitsmarkt von starker beruflicher Segregation zwischen Frauen und Männern geprägt. In typischen Frauenberufen wird dabei im Mittel weniger verdient als in typischen Männerberufen. Das ist einer der Gründe für den Gender Pay Gap. Zudem gibt es jedoch auch innerhalb eines Berufes zwischen Männern und Frauen zum Teil große Unterschiede in den Verdiensten. Diese berufsspezifischen ...
In this article, the influence of immigrant occupational composition on the earnings of immigrants and natives in Germany is examined. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study and the German Microcensus, several relevant concepts are tested. The notion of quality sorting states that the differences in wages that are associated with the immigrant share within occupations are due only to ...
Unter dem Titel "Arbeit 4.0 – Blind Spot Gender" findet am 22. September 2016 die 3. Gender Studies Tagung statt. Das DIW Berlin veranstaltet die Tagung in Kooperation mit der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. Eine Übertragung findet via Livestream statt.
Since the millennium, the labor market participation of women and mothers is increasing across European countries. Several work/care policy measures underlie this evolution. At the same time, the labor market behavior of men and fathers, as well as their involvement in care work, is relatively unchanging, meaning that employed mothers are facing an increased burden with respect to gainful employment ...