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| Author: | Brynin, M. |
| Title: | Graduate density, gender, and employment |
| Journal: | British Journal of Sociology
2002 : SEP, VOL. 53:3, p. 363-382 |
| Index terms: | GRADUATES EMPLOYMENT GENDER LABOUR |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The expansion of higher education is often viewed as reflecting increased demand for skills, whether related to technological change or the growing complexity of the economy. It is also linked to widening pay differentials between the poorly and highly educated. There are reasons, however, to question these associations. Even if demand for graduates is growing the supply of graduates might as a result of the status derived from having a degree still exceed this. The demand for graduates itself need not be wholly tied in with upgrading of the labour force. Graduates could be part of a more flexible workforce who increasingly undertake non-graduate work, thus downgrading their labour-market position. |
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