scholarly journals 200 Years of Feminisation of Professions in Poland—Mechanism of False Windows of Opportunity

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 8179
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Świgost-Kapocsi
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Textile Industry ◽  
Market Theory ◽  
Female Labour ◽  
Development Path ◽  
Windows Of Opportunity ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
Male Labour

This paper presents the problem of the female labour market in Poland and the phenomenon of the feminisation of selected occupations. The main aim was to identify the mechanisms behind the feminisation of occupations in Poland and its consequences by combining considerations of labour market theory with development path theories. This research employed various methods such as the method of analysis of secular trends, as well as a critical reinterpretation of the literature review. Data from the 19th century to 2019 were analysed. The textile industry, education, local public administration, and social care are included in the analysis. The research motivation was to answer the question as to when and under what conditions the selected occupations were feminised. The mechanism of false windows of opportunity was identified, as well as times when the windows of opportunity to enter a given occupation opened and closed for women. Specifically, the research findings described that the female labour market is dependent on the male labour market and thus windows of opportunity offer new employment opportunities but with limited possibilities and under poorer conditions.

Woman's Work Is Never Done— by Men: A Socio-Economic Model of Sex-Typing in Occupations

1975 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 225-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Power
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Economic Model ◽  
Exceptional Case ◽  
Sex Typing ◽  
Female Labour ◽  
Policy Measures ◽  
Woman's Work ◽  
Male Occupations ◽  
Female Occupation ◽  
Male Labour

The division of the Australian labour market into two parts—a male labour market and a female labour market—is documented. This type of dualism in the labour market is inherent in the institutions of the economy and the society. A socio-economic model which generates either male occupations or female occupations, and in which a true mixed sex occupation is the exceptional case, is developed. Integration of the labour market requires a comprehensive and integrated set of policy measures and it is essential to know when an occu pation is about to "switch" from a male occupation to a female occupation if policy measures are to be effective.

scholarly journals Segmentation in the Pre-Industrial Labour Market: Women's Work in the Dutch Textile Industry, 1581–1810

2006 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elise van Nederveen Meerkerk
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Textile Industry ◽  
Women's Work ◽  
Single Women ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Market Theory ◽  
Job Status ◽  
Labour Relations ◽  
Gender Conflict ◽  
Women’S Work

This article analyses women's work in the Dutch textile industry in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries within the framework of dual (or segmented) labour market theory. This theoretical framework is usually applied to the modern labour market, but it is also valuable for historical research. It clarifies, for example, how segmentation in the labour market influenced men's and women's work in the textile industry. Applying this analysis, we find that, even in periods without explicit gender conflict, patriarchal and capitalist forces utilized the gender segmentation of the labour market to redefine job status and labour relations in periods of economic change. Although this could harm the economic position of all women and migrants, it appears that single women were affected most by these mechanisms.

scholarly journals Peculiarities of the Relationship Between Education and the Labor Market in the Republic of Armenia

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-119
Author(s):  
Arman MANUKYAN
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
The State ◽  
University System ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Relationship

The article discusses the interrelated relationship between education and the labour market. The balance of the labour market-university system is considered as the main problem. It is substantiated that today, with the state system's management, it is possible to achieve greater efficiency. In the absence of public administration, employers and universities find it difficult to find systematized solutions independently. The article presents some of the most relevant solutions, which are more practical for urgent correction of the situation.

DETERMINANTS OF EMPLOYEES' MOVEMENT BETWEEN LABOUR MARKET SEGMENTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 572-573 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 24-31
Author(s):  
Łukasz Arendt ◽  
Wojciech Grabowski
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Choice Model ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Wage Distribution ◽  
Market Theory ◽  
Market Segments ◽  
Close Proximity ◽  
Sectoral Differences ◽  
Binary Choice Model

The paper studies upgrading patterns between secondary and primary segments in Polish labour market, with reference to the Segmented Labour Market theory. The type of contact (permanent vs. fixed-term) and wage distribution were used within one framework to define these labour segments. The parameters of binary choice model, based on Labour Force Survey microdata, were estimated to calculate the probabilities of shift from secondary to primary segment, and to identify supply and demand-side determinants of this upgrading. The results are, in general, in line with the trap hypothesis, pointing out to limited chances of upward shift from secondary to primary labour segment. However, this upward mobility has increased in recent years, being a result of changes in real (measured by lowering unemployment rate) and institutional sphere of the Polish labour market. Individual’s age, education attainment, propensity to invest in human capital, as well as the size of an enterprise appeared to be the most important divers of inter-segments upgrading. Moreover, regional as well as sectoral differences in probability of upgrading were identified – this probability was higher in the case of workers living in regions with large agglomerations and close proximity to the German labour market.

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