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Disability, Gender and the Labour Market in Wales

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Melanie Jones
Paul Latreille
Peter Sloane

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Jones M. K., Latreille P. L. and Sloane P. J. (2006) Disability, gender and the labour market in Wales, Regional Studies 40 , 823--845. Wales exhibits high rates of disability and inactivity, and a higher incidence of mental health problems than other parts of Britain. Using data from the Welsh Local Labour Force Survey, 2001, the results indicate that the low participation rate of the disabled in Wales is partly attributable to their having fewer qualifications; marginal effects suggest education could be a potent remedy for improving their labour market status. In terms of the pay differential between disabled and non-disabled individuals, it would appear that disabled women in Wales suffer disproportionately to disabled men; only in the case of women is there evidence consistent with the presence of discrimination, but this estimate is relatively small. Jones M. K., Latreille P. L. et Sloane P. J. (2006) L'invalidité, le genre et le marché du travail au Pays de Galles, Regional Studies 40 , 823--845. Le Pays de Galles manifeste des taux d'invalidité et d'inactivité élevés, et une fréquence de problèmes psychiatriques plus élevée par rapport au reste de la Grande-Bretagne. A partir des données provenant de la Welsh Local Labour Force Survey, 2001 (enquête sur le marché du travail local au Pays de Galles, 2001) les résultats indiquent que le taux d'activité faible des handicapés au Pays de Galles s'explique en partie par la faible qualification; des effets marginaux laissent supposer que l'éducation pourrait s'avérer un outil puissant afin d'améliorer la situation sur le marché du travail. Pour ce qui est de l'écart des salaires entre les handicapés et les autres, il semble que les handicapées sont touchées de façon disproportionnée par rapport aux hommes au Pays de Galles; il n'y a des preuves qui correspondent à la discrimination que pour les femmes, mais cette estimation s'avère plus ou moins négligeable. Invalidité Genre Emploi Discrimination en fonction des salaires Pays de Galles Jones M. K., Latreille P. L. und Sloane P. J. (2006) Behinderung, Geschlecht und der Arbeitsmarkt in Wales, Regional Studies 40 , 823--845. Wales weist hohe Behinderungs-und Untätigkeitsquoten auf, sowie häufigeres Auftreten von Geisteskrankheiten als andere Teile Großbritanniens. Mit Hilfe von Daten der walisischen Erwerbstätigenuntersuchung vom Jahre 2001 wird festgestellt, daß die niedrige Teilnahmequote der Behinderten in Wales teilweise ihren mangelnden Qualifikationen zuzuschreiben ist: geringfügige Wirkungen legen nahe, daß Schulbildung ein durchschlagendes Mittel zur Steigerung des Arbeitsmarktstatus sein könnte. Was die Einkommensunterschiede zwischen Behinderten und Nichtbehinderten angeht, so scheinen behinderte Frauen in Wales unverhältnismäßig stärker benachteiligt zu sein als behinderte Männer; nur im Falle der Frauen stimmten die beobachteten Beweise mit dem Vorkommen gelegentlicher Diskriminierung überein, doch die Schätzungen halten sich in relativ engen Grenzen. Behinderung Geschlecht Erwerbstätigkeit Lohndiskriminierung  Wales Jones M. K., Latreille P. L. y Sloane P. J. (2006) Discapacidad, género y el mercado laboral en Gales, Regional Studies 40 , 823--845. Gales muestra altas tasas de discapacidad e inactividad y una alta incidencia de problemas mentales en comparación con otras zonas de Gran Bretaña. Usando datos de la Encuesta de Población Activa de Gales de 2001, nuestros resultados indican que la baja tasa de participación de discapacitados en Gales se debe en parte a que tienen menos estudios. Los efectos marginales sugieren que la educación podría ser un remedio potencial para mejorar su situación en el mercado laboral. En términos de la diferencia salarial entre los discapacitados y no discapacitados, parece ser que las mujeres discapacitadas de Gales padecen desproporcionadamente mucho más que los hombres discapacitados. Sólo en el caso de las mujeres se observa claramente la presencia de discriminación pero este cálculo es relativamente pequeño. Discapacidad Género Empleo Discriminación salarial Gales

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Volume (Year): 40 (2006)
Issue (Month): 8 (November)
Pages: 823-845
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Keywords: Disability; Gender; Employment; Wage discrimination; Wales;

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