A Logit Decomposition Analysis of Occupational Segregation: Results for the 1970s and 1980s

Spriggs, William E.; Williams, Rhonda M.

doi:10.2307/2109939

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“…This finding is in line with those obtained in other studies for earlier periods (Alonso-Villar et al 2012;Reskin et al 2004;Spriggs and Williams 1996). 10 The rise in segregation by gender between 1940 and 1960-as documented by Blau and Hendricks (1979) for 1950-1960 and shown in Fig.…”

Section: Local Segregationsupporting

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The Evolution of Occupational Segregation in the United States, 1940–2010: Gains and Losses of Gender–Race/Ethnicity Groups

Río

Alonso‐Villar

2015

Demography

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The aim of this article is twofold: (1) to descriptively explore the evolution of occupational segregation of women and men of different racial/ethnic groups in the United States during 1940-2010, and (2) to assess the consequences of segregation for each group. For that purpose, in this article, we propose a simple index that measures the monetary loss or gain of a group derived from its overrepresentation in some occupations and underrepresentation in others. This index has a clear economic interpretation. It represents the per capita advantage (if the index is positive) or disadvantage (if the index is negative) of the group, derived from its segregation, as a proportion of the average wage of the economy. Our index is a helpful tool not only for academics but also for institutions concerned with inequalities among demographic groups because it makes it possible to rank them according to their segregational nature.

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Section: Local Segregationsupporting

confidence: 92%

The Evolution of Occupational Segregation in the United States, 1940–2010: Gains and Losses of Gender–Race/Ethnicity Groups

Río

Alonso‐Villar

2015

Demography

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“…In addition, an individual's occupation is often a better indicator of long-term economic status than annual earnings (Spriggs and Williams, 1996).…”

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Affirmative action, political representation, unions, and female police employment

Sass

Troyer

1999

Journal of Labor Research

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Using data from three time periods (1981, 1987, and 1990/91), we analyze the factors that affect the hiring of female officers by municipal police departments. We find that affirmative action litigation significantly increased hiring of new female recruits, but female political representation in the form of female city councilors or mayors did not significantly affect the gender composition of police recruits. Consistent with co-worker discrimination, we find that hiring of female recruits is negatively related to the proportion of males already employed in the department. Furthermore, male-dominated departments are more likely to employ fitness exams for recruits (a potential barrier to women) than are more integrated departments. The effect of a police union is mixed; there is some evidence that unions boost the hiring of female officers, yet unions are also associated with an increased likelihood of using fitness exams to screen new recruits.

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“…Other studies like Spriggs and Williams (1996) show that occupation segregation remains a key feature of the U.S. labor market. They find that during the 1980s gender-based occupational segregation expanded within occupations and that within gender groups, black men were more segregated by race than black women.…”

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confidence: 95%

New Estimates of within Occupation African American-White Wage Gaps

Rodgers¹,

Holmes²

2004

The Review of Black Political Economy

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A Logit Decomposition Analysis of Occupational Segregation: Results for the 1970s and 1980s

Cited by 34 publications

References 6 publications

The Evolution of Occupational Segregation in the United States, 1940–2010: Gains and Losses of Gender–Race/Ethnicity Groups

The Evolution of Occupational Segregation in the United States, 1940–2010: Gains and Losses of Gender–Race/Ethnicity Groups

Affirmative action, political representation, unions, and female police employment

New Estimates of within Occupation African American-White Wage Gaps

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