Gender pay-gap: exploring the school-to-work transition of graduates in Italy

Ferri, Valentina; García-Pereiro, Thaís; Pace, Roberta

doi:10.1108/ijm-06-2021-0363

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“…However, more than half of the gender wage gap remained unexplained. These findings reconfirm Ferri et al . (2021) results for Italy that the gender wage gap appeared right after graduation.…”

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“…However, more than half of the gender wage gap remained unexplained. These findings reconfirm Ferri et al (2021) results for Italy that the gender wage gap appeared right after graduation. While the gap generally increased over time, quantile decomposition revealed that women experienced less pay gap inequality in low-paid jobs.…”

Section: Russiasupporting

confidence: 87%

“…Using the reweighted Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition, Ferri et al . (2021, this issue) examined the gender pay gap in Italy among men and women graduates who were employed four years after graduation.…”

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Determinants of school-to-work transition: global outlook

Choudhry,

Pastore

2023

IJM

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PurposePart 2 of the Special Issue on “School-to-Work Transition Around the World: The Effect of the Pandemic Recession-Global Perspective” focuses on the global panorama of school-to-work transition (STWT). With young people constituting a significant portion of the world's population, their seamless transition from education to employment is paramount for the present and future labor force. This study explores various dimensions influencing youth's STWT worldwide, including education-job mismatch, early career outcomes, young entrepreneurs' profiles, gender and informal sector wage gaps, social capital, social network sites' usage, job attributes and returns to schooling. These insights shed light on the intricate nature of global STWT, offering valuable guidance for policymakers and practitioners. This paper aims to discuss the aforementioned ideas.Design/methodology/approachThe study builds on the country-specific contributions of the papers selected in the Special Issue by supporting it with additional literature. Moreover, the study reveals a more holistic and global understanding of the school-to-work transition by zooming out on the specific geographic contexts.FindingsThis paper examines the school-to-employment transition challenges in various countries. In Italy, PhD holders face wage disadvantages, especially in physics, engineering, social sciences and humanities. Education positively impacts transition speed, employability and earnings, but effects differ across birth cohorts. Italian women encounter persistent wage gaps, experiencing both a “sticky floor” and “glass ceiling” effect, and in Zambia, working while studying enhances the youth's chances of finding well-matched jobs. Albanian public sector careers rely on political connections over merit, revealing political clientelism. Russian research confirms a 20 percent gender wage gap due to occupational segregation. Polish informal workers generally earn less, with higher penalties for low-wage earners. In Australia, social network site usage yields positive and negative effects on teens' school and work balance. Global analysis reveals varying education returns, with rural areas showing lower returns and women benefiting more than men. Africa and Latin America exhibit higher education returns than Asia and Eastern Europe.Social implicationsThis study provides valuable insights into how various countries address the challenges of transitioning from school to work and identifies the educational and economic factors contributing to a successful transition. Given that extended transition periods, high rates of youth unemployment and high NEET rates continue to be a concern for many countries around the world, the implications of this study are significant and extend beyond national borders, despite variations in the specific circumstances analyzed.Originality/valueThe study summarizes the experiences of specific developed and developing countries concerning youth unemployment and their smooth school-to-work transition. Detailed discussions of country experiences around the globe provide valuable guidance for policymakers and practitioners.

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Determinants of school-to-work transition: global outlook

Choudhry,

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2023

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Comparing labor market performance of vocational and general school graduates in Indonesia: insights from stable and crisis conditions

Ariansyah,

Wismayanti,

Savitri

et al. 2024

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This study seeks to investigate the association between distinct tracks of secondary education—namely, vocational school (Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan, SMK) and general school (Sekolah Menengah Atas, SMA)—and two key labor market outcomes: the duration required for graduates to attain their initial employment and their resilience in the face of pandemic, as measured by changes in average monthly income. While the former sheds light on the outcome under typical circumstances, the latter offers valuable insights into the outcome during periods of crisis. Focused on Indonesia, this research employs Heckman two-step model alongside ordinary least square (OLS) for the first outcome and ordered probit regression for the second. The research draws upon data extracted from the 2021 National Labor Force Survey (Survey Angkatan Kerja Nasional, SAKERNAS). Our results suggest that SMK provides an advantage in securing initial employment compared to SMA, with SMK graduates entering the workforce earlier than their counterparts. Moreover, in terms of resilience during the pandemic, as evidenced by changes in income, SMK graduates exhibit greater resilience, with a higher likelihood of maintaining or even increasing their income compared to SMA graduates. These findings offer valuable implications for both theoretical understanding and practical considerations.

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Gender Wage Gap in Regional Turkish Labor Markets: Nuts1 Regions

KILINÇ,

IŞIK

2023

PAUSBED

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This paper investigates the gender wage gap at a regional level for NUTS 1 in Turkey and the factors contributing to this gap through an analysis of 2019 TURKSAT Household Labor Force Survey data and a Machado-Mata decomposition analysis. The paper reveals variations in the wage gap between men and women in different regions, and also in the contributing factors and finds further that the direction and dimensions of the gender wage gap change across the wage distribution. In some regions, among lower wage groups, the gender wage gap and one particular component of this gap discrimination favors women. In every region, however, women in the higher wage groups are subject to wage discrimination, and this is intensified in many regions towards the distribution's upper tail, creating a glass ceiling. In the regional labor market, therefore, the experiences of women at different socioeconomic levels can vary.

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Gender pay-gap: exploring the school-to-work transition of graduates in Italy

Cited by 4 publications

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Determinants of school-to-work transition: global outlook

Determinants of school-to-work transition: global outlook

Comparing labor market performance of vocational and general school graduates in Indonesia: insights from stable and crisis conditions

Gender Wage Gap in Regional Turkish Labor Markets: Nuts1 Regions

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