Measuring Gender Occupational Segregation: OECD Countries in Comparative Perspective
Measuring Gender Occupational Segregation: OECD Countries in Comparative Perspective

Summary/Abstract: The main purpose of the article is to present a new way of measuring the scale of occupational segregation that can be used in empirical analysis. The method proposed by Knogler and Lankes is used to obtain seminal Occupational Segregation Indexes for 30 OECD countries for the years 1997–2016. It starts from conducting a principal components analysis to transform variables that captures horizontal and vertical occupational segregation into a set of components that reflects various dimensions of that phenomenon. In the next step the ratio of female to male labour force participation rate (RATIO) is regressed on these components by using within-between random effects model. The obtained results confirm that women empowerment has positive influence on both the situation of women and men on labour market and, in a more general context, on obtaining better economic results.

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