Revue française de sciences sociales | janvier-mars 2006Au-delà du genre, l'insertion La ségrégation des hommes et des femmes dans les métiers : entre héritage scolaire et construction sur le marché du travailThe occupational segregation of men and women: a heritage resulting from educational segregation combined with labour market practices Geschlechtsspezifische Segregation der Arbeitswelt: schulisches Erbe oder berufliches Konstrukt?

Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to test whether the gender wage gap at the beginning of the working life in France varies with the gender composition of occupations (male-dominated, femaledominated or mixed) and its main determinant (educational pre-sorting or labour market sorting). Design/methodology/approach -The first stage of the methodology is to decompose segregation indexes at occupation level into the two components of determination noted above. The occupations are then divided into five groups on the basis of their gender composition and the weight of the educational segregation. Oaxaca-Blinder decompositions are then applied to each group. Findings -Among 54 strongly gendered occupations, the segregation in 26 stems mainly from educational pre-sorting. This context is favourable to reduction of the gender wage gap. However, a modest wage differential is not proof of convergence towards equity, as it may conceal the existence of a significant discrimination component, as in male occupations.Research limitations/implications -The results relate to a cohort of French youth. The earningsequalizing impact of education-based occupational segregation should be tested in other national contexts. Social implications -Public authorities should put in place incentives to encourage women's participation in a greater range of education and training courses and to improve the matching between education and the skill content of jobs. Originality/value -The originality lies in the suggestion that a strong connection between education and skill requirements helps to narrow the occupational gender wage gap.

Revue française de sciences sociales 118 | avril-juin 2012 10 ans de parcours professionnels des jeunes : l'intérêt des études longitudinales Ségrégation professionnelle et salaires en début de carrière : regard sur quelques professions Occupational gender segregation and wages in early careers: an insight on a few typical occupations Berufliche Segregation und Entlohnung am Laufbahnbeginn: einige Berufe unter der Lupe Segregación profesional y salarial al inicio de la carrera : una mirada sobre algunas profesiones

Remembering One's Work History - Memory Recall in Retrospective Surveys and Social Construction of Data. This article analyzes the role of memory in the producuon of rétrospective data concerning work history trajectories. It is based on the comparison of two surveys carried out in 1989 and 1993 on the same sample populations of youths and concerning. in part, the three and a half years following the end of their education. The article examines the nature of the collected information and reveals two essential dimensions in the social construction of recall of career developments: the subjective production and reinterpretation of one's own trajectory for the survey: and the translation of biographical events into official categories which are increasingly vague (unemployment, work. inactivity). The article highlights the discrepancies between the answers to the two surveys, shows that the discrepancies cannot be reduced to a simple question of data reliability, and reveals the social processes governing entry into a professional career trajectory.

Génération 2010 : diversité des parcours de réussite Comment l'apprentissage favorise-t-il l'insertion professionnelle des CAP-BEP ? How do apprenticeships promote the professional integration of CAP-BEPs (Vocational training certificates-School-leaving diplomas) ? Wie fördert die Lehre die berufliche Integration der jungen Menschen mit einem CAP-BEP-Abschluss ? Cómo favorece el aprendizaje la inserción profesional de los CAP-BEP ?