2021/08/23 by Joana Passinhas, Passinhas, Joana, Tanya Araújo +1
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Social Sciences · #68U99 #Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems (nlin.AO) #FOS: Computer and information sciences #FOS: Physical sciences #Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics #I.6 #Labor Movements and Unions #Labor market dynamics and wage inequality #Multiagent Systems (cs.MA) #Social and Information Networks (cs.SI)
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2108.10343
openalex publication_date 2021/08/23 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The systematic differences of gender representation across occupations, gender-based occupational segregation, has been suggested as one of the most important determinants of the still existing gender wage gap. Despite some signs of a decreasing trend, there is evidence that occupational gendered segregation is persistent even though gender differences in human capital variables have been disappearing. Using an agent-based model we provide a framework that introduces discriminatory behavior based on labour market theories of discrimination where workers and firms can exhibit gendered preferences. The introduction of discriminatory behavior transforms the otherwise random dynamics of occupational choice into a persistent gender-based occupational segregation consistent with empirical evidence.