2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'This paper investigates gender-based segregation in education, jobs and
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earnings among African women in South Africa. By investigating these
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linkages, we aim to identify potential policy interventions that could
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affect some degree of de-segregation in the labour market and thereby
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reduce the gender wage gap. Using large, nationally representative
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labour force data samples of African workers, our findings confirm the
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existence of an earnings hierarchy reflecting a male dominance premium.
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Specifically, our results show that women working in male dominated
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self-employment experience the highest returns, followed by women
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employed in male dominated wage employment while working in female
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dominated wage employment and self-employment is associated with a wage
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penalty. However, trying to address wage inequality in the labour market
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through labour legislation is not likely to be effective if the wage gap
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is mainly driven by horizontal segregation. Our findings show that
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gender-based horizontal segregation of jobs is strongly correlated with
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gender-based segregation in the choices of post-secondary education.
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Based on our findings, we conclude that targeted training interventions
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for vocational qualifications of women in male dominated fields of study
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is likely to be the most plausible policy response that could reduce
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some of the differences in the earnings between African men and women.
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The negative economic effects of COVID 19 pandemic, which in South
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Africa affected women more severely in terms of labour market outcomes
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(Casale \& Posel, 2020), may provide policymakers with a catalyst to
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challenge the constraints women face crossing over into male dominated
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jobs.'
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affiliation: 'Roberts, G (Corresponding Author), New Commerce Bldg,Braamfontein Campus
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West, ZA-2000 Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Roberts, Gareth; Schoer, Volker, Univ Witwatersrand, Sch Econ \& Finance SEF, Johannesburg,
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South Africa.'
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article-number: '100348'
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author: Roberts, Gareth and Schoer, Volker
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author-email: 'Gareth.Roberts@wits.ac.za
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Volker.Schoer@wits.ac.za'
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author_list:
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- family: Roberts
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given: Gareth
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- family: Schoer
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given: Volker
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1016/j.wdp.2021.100348
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earlyaccessdate: AUG 2021
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files: []
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issn: 2452-2929
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journal: WORLD DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVES
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keywords: 'Horizontal gender-based job segregation; Education; Occupation;
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Industry; Earnings; Crossovers'
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language: English
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month: SEP
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number-of-cited-references: '30'
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orcid-numbers: Schoer, Volker/0000-0002-6382-2015
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papis_id: ee0238922e522ad77b17d576e3faaf5b
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ref: Roberts2021genderbasedsegregati
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researcherid-numbers: Schoer, Volker/C-6283-2019
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times-cited: '0'
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title: Gender-based segregation in education, jobs and earnings in South Africa
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000693689600017
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usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
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usage-count-since-2013: '6'
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volume: '23'
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web-of-science-categories: Development Studies; Economics
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year: '2021'
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