Gender segregation of labor force is a sign indicating inequality in the labor market, while labor market inequality itself is a symptom of social inequalities. This paper attempts to test the 'gender job segregation hypothesis' in the Iranian labor market by applying the Duncan Index. The results confirm the hypothesis; the existence of the gender job segregation in the sectors as well as in occupational levels in the 1992-2006 period. The period, as the findings reveal, experiences a decreasing trend of gender segregation in the economic sectors, whereas an increasing trend is shown when the index for occupational segregation is considered.
Afshari, Z., & Shaeibany, I. (2010). Testing Gender segregation hypothesis in the Iranian Labor Market. Women's Studies Sociological and Psychological, 8(4), 29-47. doi: 10.22051/jwsps.2010.1383
MLA
Z Afshari; I Shaeibany. "Testing Gender segregation hypothesis in the Iranian Labor Market". Women's Studies Sociological and Psychological, 8, 4, 2010, 29-47. doi: 10.22051/jwsps.2010.1383
HARVARD
Afshari, Z., Shaeibany, I. (2010). 'Testing Gender segregation hypothesis in the Iranian Labor Market', Women's Studies Sociological and Psychological, 8(4), pp. 29-47. doi: 10.22051/jwsps.2010.1383
VANCOUVER
Afshari, Z., Shaeibany, I. Testing Gender segregation hypothesis in the Iranian Labor Market. Women's Studies Sociological and Psychological, 2010; 8(4): 29-47. doi: 10.22051/jwsps.2010.1383
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