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Occupational sex segregation in Iran 1976–86
Author(s) -
Alizadeh Parvin,
Harper Barry
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of international development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1099-1328
pISSN - 0954-1748
DOI - 10.1002/jid.3380070406
Subject(s) - islamization , sex segregation , recession , occupational segregation , demographic economics , islam , index (typography) , taste , period (music) , demography , economics , psychology , sociology , labour economics , geography , gender studies , keynesian economics , art , archaeology , world wide web , computer science , wage , aesthetics , neuroscience
This paper develops an index of occupational sex segregation to examine changes in gender segregation in Iran between 1976–86. This period spans the 1979 Islamic revolution. A sharp rise in occupational sex segregation is identified although the effects are not uniform across occupations. The explanations offered for these trends include the role of islamization and selective taste discrimination, a rising fertility rate and economic recession.