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Gender differences in the skill content of jobs
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Abstract There is significant heterogeneity in actual skill use within occupations even though occupations are differentiated by the task workers should perform during work. Using data on 12 countries which are available both in the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies survey and ... view more
There is significant heterogeneity in actual skill use within occupations even though occupations are differentiated by the task workers should perform during work. Using data on 12 countries which are available both in the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies survey and International Social Survey Program, we show that women use their cognitive skills less than men even within the same occupation. The gap in skill intensity cannot be explained by differences in worker characteristics or in cognitive skills. Instead, we show that living in a partnership significantly increases the skill use of men compared with women. We argue that having a partner affects skill use through time allocation as the gender penalty of partnered women is halved once we control for working hours and hours spent on housework. Finally, we do not find evidence of workplace discrimination against women.... view less
Keywords
gender-specific factors; ISSP; available workers; human capital; occupational requirements; qualification requirements; cognitive ability; woman; deprivation
Classification
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Occupational Research, Occupational Sociology
Free Keywords
Ecomics of gender; Tima allocation; International Social Survey Programme: Family and Changing Gender Roles IV - ISSP 2012; Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies survey (PIAAC) (ZA5900)
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 825-864
Journal
Journal of Population Economics, 34 (2021) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-021-00825-6
ISSN
1432-1475
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed