Gender inequality and discrimination in Singapore
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Journal of Contemporary Asia
Publication Date
1-1-1998
Volume
28
Issue
4
First Page
484
Last Page
497
Abstract
This article finds that the root of income inequality and wage discrimination is that female workers are highly concentrated in low paying jobs across core and periphery industries. This finding suggests that job segregation is at the firm level. Gender segregation and discrimination are arguably caused by statistical discrimination, preexisting structural differences, sexism, and Chinese male workers success in protecting their economic success by excluding females from high paying jobs.
DOI
10.1080/00472339880000261
Print ISSN
00472336
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Language
English