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Occupational Crowding

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In comparison to occupational segregation, occupational crowding has been neglected by labour economists during the past 50 years. We redress this by proposing several indices of occupational crowding and estimating the value of these indices for Australian women and men from 1891 to 1991. The empirical results indicate that women have been consistently crowded into a narrow range of occupations. Although women are becoming less crowded, the decline is less than that for men. Consequently, the overcrowding of women relative to men is increasing.

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  • Donald E. Lewis, 1996. "Occupational Crowding," The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 72(217), pages 107-117, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ecorec:v:72:y:1996:i:217:p:107-117
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4932.1996.tb00945.x
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