Question

The pronounced tendency for men and women to be employed in different types of jobs is termed __________.

Answer 1

Answer: Occupational Segregation

Explanation: Occupational Segregation refers to the uneven distribution of workers across and within various jobs based on the bases socio-economic factors such as ethnicity, gender, race. However, occupational segregation tends to be mostly influenced by gender. Certain occupation are regarded to be meant for a particular group and thus fails to employ workers from the other group, This is referred to as Perfect Level of Segregation. While other occupation employ equal proportion of both groups. This is termed as Perfect Level of Integration.