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For much of the twentieth century, women lagged considerably behind men in their educational attainment. However, in recent decades, young women have become an important source of human capital for labor markets in modern societies, as well as potential competitors to the male workforce. This book asks whether or not women have been able to convert their educational success into gains on the labor expert contributors address the topic on a comparative level with discussions centred on gendered school-to-work transitions and gendered labor market outcomes. Thereafter they analyze the country-specific implications of the gender redress from a wide range of countries including the USA, Russia and enlightening book will appeal to graduates and postgraduates studying social policy, education, the labor market, inequality and gender. It will also be of interest to experts in the fields of sociology, education, political science and economics and those interested in educational : P. Barbieri, D.B. Bills, H.-P. Blossfeld, Y. Brinbaum, C. Brzinsky-Fay, S. Buchholz, S. Buchler, G. Cutuli, J. Dämmrich, A.M. Dockery, K. Halldén, J. Härkönen, D. Horn, S. Hupka-Brunner, C. Imdorf, T. Keller, E. Kilpi-Jakonen, Y. Kosyakova, D. Kurakin, M. Lugo, P. McMullin, P. Miret-Gamundi, S. Mollegaard Pedersen, E. Saar, S. Scherer, S. Schührer, J. Skopek, K. Täht, D. Trancart, , M. Unt, D. Vono de Vilhena, S. Wahler, F. Weiss

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Contents:PrefacePART I INTRODUCTION1. Gender Differences at Labor Market Entry: The Effect of Changing Educational Pathways and Institutional StructuresHans-Peter Blossfeld, Sandra Buchholz, Johanna Dämmrich, Elina Kilpi-Jakonen, Yuliya Kosyakova, Jan Skopek, Moris Triventi, and Daniela Vono de VilhenaPART II COMPARATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS2. Gendered School-to-Work Transitions? A Sequence Approach to How Women and Men Enter the Labor Market in EuropeChristian Brzinsky-Fay3. Gendered Labor Market Outcomes at Labor Market Entry and their Relationship with Country-Specific Characteristics: A Comparative PerspectiveJohanna DämmrichPART III COUNTRY-SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS4. The Influence of Gender on Pathways Into the Labor Market: Evidence From AustraliaSandra Buchler and A. Michael Dockery5. Gender Differences in Labor Market Entry and Their Long-Term Consequences in the United StatesSusanne Schührer, David B. Bills, and Felix Weiss6. The Consequences of Shifting Education and Economic Structures for Gender Differences at Labor Market Entry: The British Case StudyPatricia McMullin and Elina Kilpi-Jakonen7 The Role of Gender and Education in Early Labor Market Careers: Long-term Trends in ItalyPaolo Barbieri, Giorgio Cutuli, Michele Lugo, and Stefani Scherer8. Spain: Educational Pathways and their Consequences for Gender Differences at Labor Market EntryDaniela Vono de Vilhena and Pau Miret-Gamundi9. Vertical and Horizontal Gender Segregation at Labor Market Entry in Sweden: Birth Cohorts 1925–85Karin Halldén and Juho Härkönen10. Youth Labor Market Entry in Denmark: A Gender-based Analysis of the First Significant JobSusanne Wahler, Sandra Buchholz, and Stine Møllegaard Pedersen11. Educational Pathways and Gender Differences in Labor Market Entry in FranceYaël Brinbaum and Danièle Trancart12. Young Women Outcompeting Young Men? A Cohort Comparison of Gender Differences at Labor Market Entry in West GermanySandra Buchholz, Jan Skopek, and Hans-Peter Blossfeld13. Gender Differences at Labor Market Entry in SwitzerlandChristian Imdorf and Sandra Hupka-Brunner14. Hungary: The Impact of Gender CultureDániel Horn and Tamás Keller15. Do Institutions Matter? Occupational Gender Segregation at Labor Market Entry in Soviet and Post-Soviet RussiaYuliya Kosyakova and Dmitry Kurakin16. Segregated Worlds of Male and Female Labor Market Entrants in Estonia During the last Decades?Ellu Saar, Kadri Täht, and Marge UntPART IV CONCLUSION17. Gender, Education and Employment: Lessons Learned from the Comparative PerspectiveHans-Peter Blossfeld, Jan Skopek, Yuliya Kosyakova, Moris Triventi and Sandra BuchholzIndex

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'Gender, Education and Employment: An International Comparison of School-to-Work Transitions teaches us a tremendous amount about the state of gender inequalities at labor market entry across countries. Overall, the comprehensive research presented is relevant in both theoretical and applied contexts, and this text will appeal to students and experts in the fields of education, sociology, gender studies, social policy, political science, and economics.' -- Jaya Soni, International Social Science Review
'The value of this book is the rich and highly informative account of variations regarding gender differences at labour market entry across different industrialized countries, and the use of longitudinal data. Hans-Peter Blossfeld and his first-class team bring to the fore how gender differences arise at the transition from school-to-work, and to what extent women are able to convert their educational attainment in labor market positions. Bringing together evidence from across countries, readers will come to understand the crucial role of institutional structures in shaping gender inequalities in life course transitions.' -- Ingrid Schoon, UCL Institute of Education, UK
'This volume provides essential reading for anyone interested in the relation between men and women in the labour market. By concentrating on the crucial transition from school to work in a large number of countries, the authors investigate to what extent the increased female advantage in education is converted into advantage in occupational attainment. By comparing countries, which differ in terms of educational and labour market organisation, the authors show how the opportunities of women and men vary - sometimes in unexpected ways.' -- Robert Erikson, Stockholm University, Sweden
'The degree to which women have seen occupational and economic returns to their rising educational attainment relative to men largely remains an open question. This volume is the first comprehensive and highly-coordinated research effort to address this question with state of the art data and methods for a broad range of industrialized countries.. . . Social scientists, policy makers, politicians, and students will all learn a great deal about the current state of gender inequalities at labor market entry across many countries and gain insights into what changes the future may bring.' -- from the foreword by Claudia Buchmann, The Ohio State University, US

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'This volume provides essential reading for anyone interested in the relation between men and women in the labour market. By concentrating on the crucial transition from school to work in a large number of countries, the authors investigate to what extent the increased female advantage in education is converted into advantage in occupational attainment. By comparing countries, which differ in terms of educational and labour market organisation, the authors show how the opportunities of women and men vary - sometimes in unexpected ways.'

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