ERIC Number: ED660478
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Mar
Pages: 43
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As Apprenticeships Expand, Breaking down Occupational Segregation Is Key to Women's Economic Success: Gender, Race, and the Wage Gap in Apprenticeship
Ariane Hegewisch
Institute for Women's Policy Research
Apprenticeships are structured training programs that combine paid on-the-job learning with classroom instruction and provide a pathway to industry-recognized qualifications in in-demand occupations. The apprenticeship route can offer an alternative to traditional college (and college debt), yet traditionally, women have been much less likely to be apprentices than men. Since 2015, the US government has invested over $1 billion to expand apprenticeships. This report assesses whether apprenticeship expansion has improved gender diversity in apprenticeships and whether apprenticeships deliver the same earnings to women and men who completed an apprenticeship. It analyzes data by gender, race, and ethnicity from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics' Registered Apprenticeship Partners Information Database System (RAPIDS) database.
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Sex Fairness, Economics, Success, Gender Differences, Racial Differences, Salary Wage Differentials, Females, Diversity, Income, Construction Industry, Armed Forces, Health Services, Social Services, Unions, Electrical Occupations, Skilled Workers
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Authoring Institution: Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR)
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