Horizontal and Vertical - The Dimensions of Occupational Segregation

Year Published:  1987
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX3259

Abstract: 
Occupational segregation by gender persists in Canada despite the increased participation of women in the labour force. The author reviews the problems encountered in the development of measures to reduce occupational segregation by gender, and analyzes data from the 1971 to 1981 census.