Gender inequalities in occupational prestige across the working life: An analysis of the careers of West Germans and Swedes born from the 1920s to the 1970s
J H�rk�nen, A Manzoni, E Bihagen�- Advances in Life Course Research, 2016 - Elsevier
Using retrospective occupational biography data from West Germany and Sweden we
analyze gender inequalities in occupational careers in three birth cohorts (1920s to early
1940s, mid-1940s to early-1960s, and mid-1960s to late 1970s). We ask whether gender
inequalities are generated at labour market entry, whether career progression and
parenthood weaken or strengthen such gender inequalities, and how they differ across
cohorts in the two countries. With data from the German Life History Study and the Swedish�…
analyze gender inequalities in occupational careers in three birth cohorts (1920s to early
1940s, mid-1940s to early-1960s, and mid-1960s to late 1970s). We ask whether gender
inequalities are generated at labour market entry, whether career progression and
parenthood weaken or strengthen such gender inequalities, and how they differ across
cohorts in the two countries. With data from the German Life History Study and the Swedish�…