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Men's work/women's work: Employment, wages and occupational segregation in Bethlehem

The Economics of Women and Work in the Middle East and North Africa

ISBN: 978-0-76230-714-2, eISBN: 978-1-84950-075-3

Publication date: 10 May 2001

Abstract

In this paper I examine differences in labor patterns in the Bethlehem area by sex. I find that there is considerable occupational segregation, as well as a wage gap between men and women, particularly among less educated women. This wage gap is accentuated by men's and women's differential opportunities vis à vis the Israeli economy. Men working in the Israeli sector, primarily in the construction sector, receive a wage premium, while women, who work primarily as subcontractors to Israeli textile and garment producers, do not and are among the lowest paid workers in the economy.

Citation

Olmsted, J. (2001), "Men's work/women's work: Employment, wages and occupational segregation in Bethlehem", The Economics of Women and Work in the Middle East and North Africa (Research in Middle East Economics, Vol. 4), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 151-174. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1094-5334(01)04010-9

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