Gender Inequality and Job quality in Europe

• Published in: IDEAS Working Paper Series from RePEc
• Main Author: Muehlau, Peter
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 01.01.2010
• Subjects: Egalitarianism; Employment; Gender differences; Gender equity; Women

In this paper, I examine whether and to which degree quality of work and employment differ between men and women and how these gender differences are shaped by societal beliefs about 'gender equality.' Using data from the 2004 wave of the European Social Survey, I compare the jobs of men a...