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Attrition from male dominated occupations: Variation among occupations and women

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  • Torre, Margarita

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Women in male-dominated occupations remain at a considerable risk of attrition. This study examines both the consequences of being an occupational minority and the effect of occupational attributes on women’s exit from male-dominated occupations. Drawing on prior theories and empirical studies, I argue that women in high-status occupations are better prepared than women in low-status occupations to overcome obstacles derived from their minority status. Using the Current Population Survey data set and the Occupational Information Network database, this study reveals that a greater proportion of males in an occupation increases the probability of exit from low-status occupations, once we account for relevant individual and occupational attributes. Conversely, women employed in high-status occupations are less likely to leave strongly male-dominated occupations. These findings underscore that women’s attrition from male-dominated occupations cannot be adequately explained without considering differences among women at the moment of hiring.

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  • Torre, Margarita, 2022. "Attrition from male dominated occupations: Variation among occupations and women," OSF Preprints uvh2a_v1, Center for Open Science.
  • Handle: RePEc:osf:osfxxx:uvh2a_v1
    DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/uvh2a_v1
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