00000nam##2200000za#4500 9.615152 CaOODSP 20210615101018 ta 150406|2000||||xxc||||| f|0| 0 eng|d 0-662-28882-3 CaOODSP eng n-cn--- MP32-28/00-3E Canada. Human Resources Development Canada. Applied Research Branch. Gender composition and wages : why is Canada different from the United States? / by Michael Baker and Nicole Fortin. Ottawa - Ontario : Human Resources Development Canada. 2000. vii, 45p. : graphs, references, tables ; 28 cm. Working paper W-00-3E "In this paper we provide a comprehensive picture, circa the late 1980's, of the occupational gender segregation in Canada and its consequences for wages. We examine not only the conventional correlations between the femaleness of occupations and wage rates, but also alternative representations of the relative positions of female jobs, such as kernel density estimates. We also draw explicit comparisons of our findings to evidence from the United States. This cross country comparison helps identify the contributions of important labour market institutions, such as unions, to the correlation of the occupational gender composition with wages."--Introduction. In this paper we provide a comprehensive picture, circa the late 1980's, of the occupational gender segregation in Canada and its consequences for wages. We examine not only the conventional correlations between the femaleness of occupations and wage rates, but also alternative representations of the relative positions of female jobs, such as kernel density estimates. We also draw explicit comparisons of our findings to evidence from the United States. This cross country comparison helps identify the contributions of important labour market institutions, such as unions, to the correlation of the occupational gender composition with wages.--Introduction Softcover 00-26 2000-06-30 Salaries gcpds Gender discrimination gcpds Pay equity gcpds Baker, Michael Fortin, Nicole Gender composition and wages / (CaOODSP)9.573325 Working paper ; W-00-3E (CaOODSP)9.514795