Gender Differences in Involuntary Job Loss: Why Are Men More Likely to Lose Their Jobs? |
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| Authors: | Roger Wilkins Mark Wooden |
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| Institution: | 1. Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne, , Melbourne, Victoria, Australia;2. Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne, , Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaThis article uses unit record data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey, a project initiated and funded by the Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) and managed by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research. The findings and views reported in this article, however, are those of the authors and should not be attributed to either FaHCSIA or the Melbourne Institute. |
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| Abstract: | Empirical studies have consistently reported that rates of involuntary job loss are significantly lower among female employees than among males. Only rarely, however, have the reasons for this differential been the subject of detailed investigation. In this article, household panel survey data from Australia are used that also find higher rates of job loss among men than among women. This differential, however, largely disappears once controls for industry and occupation are included. These findings suggest that the observed gender differential primarily reflects systematic differences in the types of jobs into which men and women select. |
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