Gender-Specific Occupational Following and Gender Differences in Occupational Choice.

Autor/in	Solomon, Samuel M.
Titel	Gender-Specific Occupational Following and Gender Differences in Occupational Choice. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Geschlechtsspezifische berufliche Laufbahnen und geschlechtsspezifische Unterschiede bei der Berufswahl.
Quelle	In: AEA papers and proceedings, (2026) 116, S. 236-240 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2574-0776
DOI	10.1257/pandp.20261001
Schlagwörter	Intergenerationsmobilität; Mutter; Sohn; Tochter; Vater; Segregation; Berufliche Mobilität; Berufserfolg; Berufswahl; Angestelltenberuf; Arbeiterberuf; Auswirkung; Geschlechtsspezifik; Finnland
Abstract	"This paper uses administrative data to show that occupational following-when children enter their parent's occupation-varies significantly by the gender of the parent and the child. While children are disproportionately likely to choose an occupation if it is held by either parent, they are more likely to choose the occupation held by their same-sex parent, throughout the income distribution. Sons are more likely to enter their father's occupation in female-dominated occupations, and daughters are more likely to enter their mother's occupation in male-dominated occupations. Last, gender-specific occupational following is a key driver behind overall gender differences in occupational choice." The study refers to the period 1988-2018 (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2026/4