Why do so many women end up in bad jobs? A cross country assessment
"There is an increasing concern in the development community about the increase in the ‘feminisation of bad jobs’ of many developing countries. Indeed, recent analysis shows a growing proportion of women are in jobs with poor working conditions and low pay. But what is driving this phenomenon?...
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2010
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| author | Jütting, Johannes Luci, Angela Morrisson, Christian |
| author_facet | Jütting, Johannes Luci, Angela Morrisson, Christian |
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| description | "There is an increasing concern in the development community about the increase in the ‘feminisation of bad jobs’ of many developing countries. Indeed, recent analysis shows a growing proportion of women are in jobs with poor working conditions and low pay. But what is driving this phenomenon? This paper addresses this issue by looking at the role of social institutions, i.e. traditions, social norms and informal laws, in shaping labour market outcomes. By applying the newly established Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) of the OECD on 44 developing countries, the paper finds that social institutions influence to a great extent activity patterns and job quality for women. Our results suggest that addressing discriminating social institutions is crucial for advancing gender equality.<BR>On se préoccupe de plus en plus de la « féminisation » des mauvais emplois dans les pays en développement. Les analyses récentes montrent qu’il y a un pourcentage croissant de femmes qui ont des emplois caractérisés par de mauvaises conditions de travail et un faible salaire. Quelle est la cause de ce phénomène ? Ce document traite ce sujet en étudiant le rôle des institutions sociales, c’est-à-dire des traditions, des normes sociales et des lois informelles, dans la détermination des résultats qu’obtiennent les femmes sur le marché du travail. En appliquant le nouvel indicateur de l’OCDE en usage SIGI (social institutions and gender index) à 44 pays en développement, nous trouvons que les institutions sociales influencent dans une large mesure les genres d’activité et la qualité des emplois pour les femmes. Nos résultats suggèrent qu’il est crucial de traiter le problème de la discrimination sociale envers les femmes pour améliorer leurs chances d’accès à un bon emploi dans les pays en développement." |
| format | TEXT |
| geographic | developing countries |
| id | 19186614124919048969_91b5f0358609461f99596a0e5f192e1a |
| institution | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
| is_hierarchy_id | 19186614124919048969_91b5f0358609461f99596a0e5f192e1a |
| is_hierarchy_title | Why do so many women end up in bad jobs? A cross country assessment |
| language | English |
| physical | 50 p. Digital |
| publishDate | 2010 |
| publisher | Paris OECD |
| spellingShingle | Jütting, Johannes Luci, Angela Morrisson, Christian employment labour market social norm statistics women gender equality Why do so many women end up in bad jobs? A cross country assessment |
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| title | Why do so many women end up in bad jobs? A cross country assessment |
| topic | employment labour market social norm statistics women gender equality |
| url | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19186614124919048969-Why-do-so-many-women-end-up-in.htm |