Cel The comparative research of long-term trends largely neglects structural mechanisms of gender inequality, i.e. the gender bias in which jobs and activities are evaluated and rewarded. I argue that as more women become integrated in positions of power, the stronger the role of structural elements is likely to become. However, because these are less visible and amenable to empirical assessment, they are under-researched compared to individual aspects, and are commonly assumed to be gender-neutral. The implication is that the importance of gender as a determinant of economic inequality in the labour market becomes insufficiently acknowledged, and thus difficult to track and eradicate.My empirical objective is to track structural vs. individual processes of gender inequality over a period of 40 years, using the case of occupations. My aim is to uncover the countervailing processes of women’s (individual) upward occupational mobility versus women’s (collective) effect on occupational pay. I argue that the effects of structural aspects of gender inequality increase over time, but are concealed by women’s (individual) upward mobility.I expect the dynamic of the two processes to vary between countries and also by class. I thus seek to examine the processes in four representative countries – Sweden, Germany, Spain and the United States – that differ in many of the institutional aspects that affect gender inequality, including the provision of welfare, gender ideology, wage structure, and political economy factors. Therefore, gender in/equality processes in these countries are expected to take different forms in both structural and individual appearances. That said, in all countries I expect gender equality processes to be more pronounced and rapid for advantaged women. At the structural level, however, the rapid upward occupational mobility of skilled and educated women may expose highly rewarded occupations to devaluation and pay reduction more than others. Dziedzina nauki nauki społecznesocjologiaproblemy społecznenierówności społecznenierówne traktowanie ze względu na płećnauki społecznesocjologiagender studiesrównouprawnienie płcinauki społeczneekonomia i biznesbiznes i zarządzaniezatrudnienienauki społecznesocjologiaideologienauki społeczneekonomia i biznesekonomiaekonomia polityczna Słowa kluczowe Gender inequality Gender discrimination Occupational devaluation Cross-country comparison family policies Program(-y) H2020-EU.1.1. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC) Main Programme Temat(-y) ERC-2016-COG - ERC Consolidator Grant Zaproszenie do składania wniosków ERC-2016-COG Zobacz inne projekty w ramach tego zaproszenia System finansowania ERC-COG - Consolidator Grant Koordynator TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY Wkład UE netto € 1 395 000,00 Adres Ramat aviv 69978 Tel aviv Izrael Zobacz na mapie Rodzaj działalności Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Linki Kontakt z organizacją Opens in new window Strona internetowa Opens in new window Uczestnictwo w unijnych programach w zakresie badań i innowacji Opens in new window sieć współpracy HORIZON Opens in new window Środki z innych źródeł € 0,00 Beneficjenci (1) Sortuj alfabetycznie Sortuj według wkładu UE netto Rozwiń wszystko Zwiń wszystko TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY Izrael Wkład UE netto € 1 395 000,00 Adres Ramat aviv 69978 Tel aviv Zobacz na mapie Rodzaj działalności Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Linki Kontakt z organizacją Opens in new window Strona internetowa Opens in new window Uczestnictwo w unijnych programach w zakresie badań i innowacji Opens in new window sieć współpracy HORIZON Opens in new window Środki z innych źródeł € 0,00
