Gender-Atypical Learning Experiences of Men Reduce Occupational Sex Segregation: Evidence From the Suspension of the Civilian Service in Germany.

Autor/in	Hamjediers, Maik
Titel	Gender-Atypical Learning Experiences of Men Reduce Occupational Sex Segregation: Evidence From the Suspension of the Civilian Service in Germany. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Geschlechtsuntypische Lernerfahrungen von Männern verringern die berufliche Geschlechtersegregation: Evidenz aus der Aussetzung des Zivildienstes in Deutschland.
Quelle	In: Gender & society, 37 (2023) 4, S. 524-552 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1552-3977
DOI	10.1177/08912432231177650
Schlagwörter	Frauenberuf; Arbeitsmarkt; Berufswahl; Deutschland; Gesundheitswesen; Mann; Reformpolitik; Zivildienst; Auswirkung; Frauenberuf; Sozialwesen; Gesundheitswesen; Reformpolitik; Segregation; Zivildienst; Arbeitsmarkt; Berufswahl; Sozialwesen; Auswirkung; Geschlechtsspezifik; Integrierte Arbeitsmarktbiografien; Mann; Deutschland
Abstract	"Occupational sex segregation persists in part because men seldom enter female-dominated occupations. Whereas programs providing women with gender-atypical learning experiences aim to increase female representation in male-dominated domains, similar programs for men-despite their potential to counteract the prevailing lack of men in female-dominated occupations-are rare. In this paper, I investigate whether men's gender-atypical learning experiences affect their likelihood of entering female-dominated occupations by studying the effect of participation in Germany's civilian service. The civilian service offered a social-sector alternative to compulsory military service, and its suspension in 2011 induced exogenous variation in men's gender-atypical learning experiences. Combining register data from Germany's social security system with data from the German Microcensus shows that men's likelihood of entering the labor market in female-dominated occupations declined by about 21 percent when the civilian service was suspended. Scaling the estimate by participation in the civilian service indicates that having completed the civilian service increased men's likelihood of entering female-dominated occupations by about 12 percentage points. This illustrates that programs exposing men to gender-atypical learning experiences can promote occupational integration and could "unstall" the gender revolution." The study refers to the period 2003-2019. (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku)..
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2023/1