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Gender disparities in European labour markets: A comparison of conditions for men and women in paid employment
Author(s) -
CASTELLANO Rosalia,
ROCCA Antonella
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international labour review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.433
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1564-913X
pISSN - 0020-7780
DOI - 10.1111/ilr.12122
Subject(s) - gender equality , labour economics , economics , gender gap , gender inequality , demographic economics , inequality , sociology , gender studies , mathematical analysis , mathematics
Although the dramatic increase in female labour force participation in recent decades has been connected to significant changes in economic opportunities for women, gender disparities in the labour market persist in many forms. This article seeks to assess whether higher gender differentials in European labour markets are directly related to poor economic conditions. To this end, the results of a composite indicator designed and developed by the authors in a previous study are updated and three new composite indicators are constructed for a separate analysis of female and male labour market conditions and gender gap for paid employment.