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| Author: | Harper, B. Haq, M. |
| Title: | Ambition, discrimination, and occupational attainment: a study of a British cohort |
| Journal: | Oxford Economic Papers
2001 : OCT, VOL. 53:4, p. 695-720 |
| Index terms: | SEX DISCRIMINATION AMBITION UNITED KINGDOM |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Examining British cohort data the authors find significant differences in the occupational aspirations of boys and girls at age 16 that appear to follow a traditional pattern. To isolate the effect of gender hiring bias on occupational attainment a conditional hiring model is estimated. This separates the occupational preferences of workers to join a pool of job applicants from the hiring decision of employers. Conditional on occupational preferences, the authors find, in general, no evidence of hiring bias against women except in manual/craft occupations. Failure to control for differences in career aspirations, in this study produces an overestimate of the extent of occupational sex discrimination of around 60%. |
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