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Occupational Gender Composition and Wages in Canada: 1987-1988

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  • Michael Baker
  • Nicole M. Fortin

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In this paper, we provide a comprehensive picture, circa the late 1980's, of occupational gender segregation in Canada and its consequences for wages. Our analysis reveals sensitivity of the estimated penalty to female work to both specification and estimation strategy. Our preferred estimates indicate that the wage penalties for women in female jobs in Canada are generally smaller than penalties in the United States. Of particular note, while there is some heterogeneity across worker groups, on average the link between female wages and gender composition is small and generally not statistically significant. Dans cet article, nous dressons un portrait complet, de la fin des années 1980, de la ségrégation professionnelle fondée sur le sexe au Canada et de ses répercussions sur les salaires. Notre analyse révèle que les estimés de la pénalité salariale dans les emplois féminins sont influencés par le choix de méthodes d'estimations et des spécifications fonctionnelles. Nos estimés les plus robustes indiquent que pour les femmes au Canada la pénalité reliée aux emplois féminins est généralement plus faible que celle trouvée aux États-Unis. Bien que nous trouvons des résultats hétérogènes en considérant différents groupes de travailleurs, en moyenne le lien entre le taux de féminité des professions et les salaires des femmes est faible et généralement pas statistiquement significatif.
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  • Michael Baker & Nicole M. Fortin, 2000. "Occupational Gender Composition and Wages in Canada: 1987-1988," Working Papers baker-00-01, University of Toronto, Department of Economics.
  • Handle: RePEc:tor:tecipa:baker-00-01
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    JEL classification:

    • J71 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Hiring and Firing
    • J78 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Public Policy (including comparable worth)

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