Occupational Gender Segregation in the Rural and Urban Labor Market of Pakistan

IF 0.4 Q4 DEMOGRAPHY

Population Review Pub Date : 2023-02-16 DOI:10.1353/prv.2023.0003

Muhammad Zaheer-ud-Din Khan, R. Said, N. Mazlan, N. Nor

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Abstract

Abstract:This study provides detailed insight into the extent and pattern of occupational segregation by gender in a multi-group context in Pakistan. Microdata obtained from the labor force survey of Pakistan for years 2013-2018 are pooled to obtain more reliable estimates over time. The local segregation measures are used to study occupational segregation by gender and for several subgroups based on individual and labor market characteristics. The analysis is performed separately for rural and urban areas. Results show significantly high occupational gender segregation in the labor market overall. Females suffer greater occupational segregation than males in all subgroups across regions. It is also found that human capital characteristics such as higher education do not contribute to controlling the occupational segregation in the labor market. The study concludes that the occupational gender segregation in Pakistan can be explained by the devaluation hypothesis and compensating differentials theory.

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巴基斯坦城乡劳动力市场的职业性别隔离

摘要:本研究对巴基斯坦多族群背景下性别职业隔离的程度和模式提供了详细的见解。从2013-2018年巴基斯坦劳动力调查中获得的微观数据进行汇总，以便随着时间的推移获得更可靠的估计。地方隔离措施用于研究按性别划分的职业隔离，以及基于个人和劳动力市场特征的若干子群体的职业隔离。对农村和城市地区分别进行了分析。结果显示，在整个劳动力市场中，职业性别隔离明显很高。在各地区的所有亚群体中，女性比男性遭受更大的职业隔离。研究还发现，高等教育等人力资本特征无助于控制劳动力市场的职业隔离。研究认为，巴基斯坦职业性别隔离可以用贬值假说和补偿差异理论来解释。

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Population Review DEMOGRAPHY-

CiteScore

1.30

自引率

14.30%

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