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What Employers Want and What Employers Do: Cumbrian Employers' Recruitment, Assessment and Provision of Education/Learning Opportunities for Their Young Workers
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Canny, Angela – Journal of Education and Work, 2004
This article is based upon research which examined the youth labour market in Cumbria, a predominantly rural labour market located in north-west England. It argues that individual and structural considerations must be extended to incorporate employer behaviour and attitudes towards young men and women. Employers' assessment of young people's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employment Opportunities, Social Networks, Males
Measuring Pre- and Post-Labour Market Occupational Segregation Using Careers Service Data
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Andrews, Martyn; Bradley, Steve; Stott, Dave – Journal of Education and Work, 2004
In this article we calculate the magnitude of occupational segregation pre- and post-labour market entry for young people using the Karmel and Maclachlan IP index. Our data refer to 22,280 males and 17,678 females who entered the labour market during the period 1988-91. Our results show that the magnitude of segregation is substantial, and is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Youth Programs, Comparable Worth, Gender Bias