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Direct linkGebel, Michael; Giesecke, Johannes – Social Forces, 2011
In this article we use comparative micro data for 15 European countries covering the period 1992-2007 to study the impact of labor market reforms on the skill-related individual risk of holding a temporary contract and the risk of being unemployed. Our results indicate no general increase in either of these skill gaps. Using two-step multilevel…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Unemployment, Temporary Employment, Employment Patterns
Dixon, Marc – Social Forces, 2008
Research on social movements and public policy has expanded tremendously in recent years, yet little of this work considers the role of movement opponents in the political process or how the movement-countermovement dynamic is influential in contests over policy. This historical study begins to fill this void by analyzing the contestation between…
Descriptors: Politics of Education, Public Policy, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Case Studies
Peer reviewedMueller, Charles W.; And Others – Social Forces, 1994
Among 1,359 Swedish professionals surveyed, women had only 68% of the supervisory positions that men had, and only 77% of earnings. Although gender differences in human capital and structural resources partly explained the gaps, the major explanatory factor was occupational segregation. However, men's advantage persisted even when occupation and…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Foreign Countries, Income
