The Effect of Gender-Based Occupational Segregation on Women's Earnings in the United States and Canada

Author

Jadyn Grace Milius, University of Northern IowaFollow

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Open Access Honors Program Thesis

First Advisor

Shahina Amin

Abstract

The gender wage gap continues to prove a contentious topic with some going as far as to question its existence. However, scholarly works continue to prove it is real and impactful. More fruitful debates have arisen about the source of this disparity in wages. This paper seeks to analyze one possible explanation for the pay gap: gender-based occupational segregation. I used OLS regressions based on women working full-time between the ages of sixteen and sixty-five to measure this. I find a negative effect of segregated occupations on women’s earnings across countries and years. On a similar note, the percentage of females in an occupation correlates with lower earnings across the years in Canada and the United States.

Year of Submission

2024

Department

Department of Economics

University Honors Designation

A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the designation University Honors

Date Original

5-2024

Object Description

1 PDF (27 pages)

Copyright

©2024 Jadyn Grace Milius

Language

en

Recommended Citation

Milius, Jadyn Grace, "The Effect of Gender-Based Occupational Segregation on Women's Earnings in the United States and Canada" (2024). Honors Program Theses. 927.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/hpt/927