TY - JOUR
T1 - Gender segregation in the workplace and wage gaps
T2 - Evidence from urban Mexico 1994-2004
AU - Calónico, Sebastián
AU - Ñopo, Hugo
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - This paper analyzes the evolution of gender segregation in the workplace in Mexico between 1994 and 2004, using a matching comparisons technique to explore the role of individual and family characteristics in determining gender segregation and wage gaps. The results suggest that the complete elimination of vertical segregation would reduce the observed gender wage gaps by 5 percentage points, while the elimination of occupational segregation would have increased gender wage gaps by approximately 6 percentage points. The results also indicate that the role of occupational segregation in wage gaps has been increasing in magnitude during the period of analysis, while the role of vertical segregation on the determination of wage gaps has been decreasing.
AB - This paper analyzes the evolution of gender segregation in the workplace in Mexico between 1994 and 2004, using a matching comparisons technique to explore the role of individual and family characteristics in determining gender segregation and wage gaps. The results suggest that the complete elimination of vertical segregation would reduce the observed gender wage gaps by 5 percentage points, while the elimination of occupational segregation would have increased gender wage gaps by approximately 6 percentage points. The results also indicate that the role of occupational segregation in wage gaps has been increasing in magnitude during the period of analysis, while the role of vertical segregation on the determination of wage gaps has been decreasing.
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U2 - 10.1108/S1049-2585(2009)0000017015
DO - 10.1108/S1049-2585(2009)0000017015
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84857385164
VL - 17
SP - 245
EP - 270
JO - Research on Economic Inequality
JF - Research on Economic Inequality
SN - 1049-2585
ER -