abstract: 'Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to focus on the investigation of

  gender inequalities in the labour market at the regional level in Greece

  throughout the years preceding and following the economic crisis.

  Design/methodology/approach - Utilising microdata from the European

  Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU- SILC)database from

  2005 up to the most recent available, the authors construct the Total

  Earnings Gap Index, a composite index at the individual level which

  incorporates gender differentials in aspects related to employment, work

  intensity and earnings. This approach is further complemented by the

  results of the econometric analysis (a probit model for the probability

  of being in employment and a Heckman selection model for the

  determinants of hourly pay and hours worked), which portray the impact

  of gender on a set of labour-related characteristics.

  Findings - The findings of the analysis indicate a widespread reduction

  of the gender gap; however, this appears to be mainly the result of a

  sharper fall in employment among men, hence pointing towards a ``race to

  the bottom{''''} process which presents few - if any - signs of an

  increase of women''s economic independence. The emerging picture points

  towards a trend of regional convergence in gender gaps, while also

  highlighting that similar gender equality outcomes are, in certain

  cases, shaped by radically different dynamics.

  Originality/value - This paper uses an innovative composite index which

  provides a multi-dimensional depiction of gender inequality in the Greek

  labour market. This index has been introduced by Eurostat and has been

  applied at the country level, with this paper being the first - to the

  authors'' knowledge-to apply it at the regional level. Additionally, by

  examining years before and throughout the crisis, the present analysis

  adopts a dynamic perspective, offering valuable insight into the seismic

  shifts that Greece''s labour market structure has undergone during this

  period.'
affiliation: 'Georgiadis, T (Corresponding Author), Pante Univ, Dept Econ \& Reg Dev,
  Athens, Greece.

  Georgiadis, Thomas, Pante Univ, Dept Econ \& Reg Dev, Athens, Greece.

  Christopoulos, George, UNU MERIT, Maastricht, Netherlands.'
author: Georgiadis, Thomas and Christopoulos, George
author_list:
- family: Georgiadis
  given: Thomas
- family: Christopoulos
  given: George
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1108/IJM-11-2015-0198
eissn: 1758-6577
files: []
issn: 0143-7720
journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANPOWER
keywords: Gender; Regional development; Labour market; Europe; Pay differentials
keywords-plus: 'WAGE GAP; SAMPLE SELECTION; WOMEN; PARTICIPATION; EMPLOYMENT;

  SEGREGATION; WORK; SIZE'
language: English
number: '5'
number-of-cited-references: '47'
orcid-numbers: Christopoulos, George T./0000-0003-0654-5258
pages: 675-695
papis_id: d6a60c94753ed95ae982d73e5ca8cc64
ref: Georgiadis2017genderinequalities
researcherid-numbers: Christopoulos, George T./M-6042-2015
times-cited: '7'
title: Gender inequalities in labour market outcomes Evidence for Greek regions before
  and throughout the crisis
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000407219900003
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '11'
volume: '38'
web-of-science-categories: Industrial Relations \& Labor; Management
year: '2017'