Gender-based occupational segregation: a bit string approach

Autor:	Passinhas, Joana, Araújo, Tanya
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Computer Science - Social and Information Networks Computer Science - Multiagent Systems Nonlinear Sciences - Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems 68U99 I.6
Druh dokumentu:	Working Paper
Popis:	The systematic differences of gender representation across occupations, gender-based occupational segregation, has been suggested as one of the most important determinants of the still existing gender wage gap. Despite some signs of a decreasing trend, there is evidence that occupational gendered segregation is persistent even though gender differences in human capital variables have been disappearing. Using an agent-based model we provide a framework that introduces discriminatory behavior based on labour market theories of discrimination where workers and firms can exhibit gendered preferences. The introduction of discriminatory behavior transforms the otherwise random dynamics of occupational choice into a persistent gender-based occupational segregation consistent with empirical evidence. Comment: 17 pages, 3 figures
Databáze:	arXiv
Externí odkaz:	http://arxiv.org/abs/2108.10343 Zobrazit plný text záznamu View this record from Arxiv