wow-inequalities/docs/meeting_2023-09-15.md

Meeting notes 2023-09-15

• what to do next week?
• which databases to attack
  • jstor
  • web of science
  • google scholar
  • econlib
• my plan:
  • this week use the inequalities definitions from ILO
  • put them into overlapping/separated term areas
    • find alternative terms
  • create term clusters from the individual areas
  • do a first exploratory query for e.g. WoS with the term clusters
• observations to capture
  • type of work
  • type of inequality analyzed
  • type of indicators used (if any)
  • types of policies
  • selected group of people
  • region
  • country
  • country classification
  • level (national/sub-national/comparative)
  • significance
  • method -> need to really nail down the exclusion criteria as well!

Typology

Pre-existing inequalities:

• Gender Inequality: Gender inequality is a significant concern in the world of work. It encompasses disparities in wages, job opportunities, representation in leadership positions, and workplace discrimination based on gender.

• Racial and Ethnic Inequality: This dimension focuses on disparities in employment, wages, and treatment in the workplace based on race and ethnicity. It includes issues of racial discrimination and bias.

• Age Inequality: Age-related inequality considers differences in employment opportunities, job security, and treatment of workers based on their age, including issues related to youth unemployment and discrimination against older workers.

• Inequality in Access to Social Protection: This pertains to variations in access to social security benefits, healthcare, and other forms of social protection based on employment status or other factors.

• Educational Inequality: Educational inequalities can lead to disparities in access to quality jobs. Differences in access to education and training opportunities contribute to this dimension of inequality.

• Geographical Inequality: This refers to variations in employment opportunities and working conditions based on geographic location, which can lead to rural-urban disparities.

Resulting inequalities in WoW:

• Occupational Inequality: Occupational inequality relates to disparities in job opportunities, career advancement, and access to certain professions or occupations. It often includes gender-based occupational segregation.

• Income Inequality: This refers to differences in earnings and income among workers. It can be measured by various indicators, such as wage gaps, income quintiles, and the Gini coefficient.

• Inequality in Working Conditions: This involves disparities in working conditions, including workplace safety, hours of work, and access to paid leave and benefits.

• Informal Employment and Precarious Work: Inequality can arise from the prevalence of informal employment, where workers lack social protections and job security, as well as from precarious work arrangements, such as temporary contracts and gig work.