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occupational feminization: a standalone construct

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Sociology

the growth in the share of women in an occupation and its causal link to later declines in that occupation's pay.

In sociology, occupational feminization refers to the growth in the share of women in an occupation and its causal link to later declines in that occupation's pay. This meaning comes from Levanon (2009) in Social Forces.[1]

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References

Levanon, A., England, P., & Allison, P. (2009). Occupational Feminization and Pay: Assessing Causal Dynamics Using 1950-2000 U.S. Census Data. Social Forces, 88(2), 865-891. https://doi.org/10.1353/sof.0.0264

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