Industrial segregation

Date and country of first publication

1989
United States

Definition

Industrial segregation refers to the intentional separation of different industries within a specific area or region. This can happen for a variety of reasons, such as zoning laws, government regulations, or market forces. The goal of industrial segregation is often to keep certain industries separate from others in order to prevent negative environmental, social, or economic impacts. However, industrial segregation can also lead to inequality and disparities among different industries and their workers.

Synonyms

The following terms are synonymous with:

industry level segregation; industry segregation.

References and literature addressing this segregation form under these synonymous terms can be found below.

Related segregation forms

Industrial segregation is frequently discussed in the literature with the following segregation forms:

establishment segregation, occupational segregation, intraindustrial segregation, employment segregation, racial segregation

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Notes

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Industrial segregation appears in the following literature

Perman L., Stevens B. (1989). Industrial segregation and the gender distribution of fringe benefits. Gender & Society, 3(3), 388-404. https://doi.org/10.1177/089124389003003007

Taylor J. (1993). Industry Segregation among Employed Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders. Journal of Sociology, 29(1), 3-20. https://doi.org/10.1177/144078339302900101

Taylor J. (1993). Industry Segregation among Employed Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders. Journal of Sociology, 29(1), 3-20. https://doi.org/10.1177/144078339302900101

Lester A. (1997). The margins of order: Strategies of segregation on the eastern Cape frontier, 1806 c. 1850. Journal of Southern African Studies, 23(4), 635-653. Routledge.https://doi.org/10.1080/03057079708708561

Ng Y.K. (2002). Effects of marriage, education, and occupation on the female/male wage gap in China. Pacific Economic Review, 7(1), 137-156. Blackwell Publishing Ltd.https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0106.00156

Ilkkaracan I., Selim R. (2007). The gender wage gap in the Turkish labor market. Labour, 21(3), 563-593. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9914.2007.00378.x

Campos-Soria J.A., Ortega-Aguaza B., Ropero-García M.A. (2009). Gender segregation and wage difference in the hospitality industry. Tourism Economics, 15(4), 847-866. IP Publishing Ltd.https://doi.org/10.5367/000000009789955152

Alonso-Villar O., Del Río C. (201). Segregation of female and male workers in Spain: Occupations and industries. Hacienda Publica Espanola, 194(3), 91-121. https://doi.org/

Campos-Soria J.A., Ropero-García M.A. (2016). Gender segregation and earnings differences in the Spanish labour market. Applied Economics, 48(43), 4143-4155. Routledge.https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2016.1153789

Campos-Soria J.A., Ropero-García M.A. (2016). Occupational Segregation and the Female Male Wage Differentials: Evidence for Spain. Gender Issues, 33(3), 183-217. Springer New York LLC.https://doi.org/10.1007/s12147-015-9148-z

Restifo S.J., Roscigno V.J., Phillips L.A. (2019). Racial/Ethnic Hierarchy and Urban Labor Market Inequality: Four Poignant Historical Cases. City and Community, 18(2), 662-688. Blackwell Publishing Ltd.https://doi.org/10.1111/cico.12389

Gupta V. (2021). Female Employment in India: Tracking Trends During 2005 2019. Indian Journal of Labour Economics, 64(3), 803-823. Springer.https://doi.org/10.1007/s41027-021-00330-0

Acosta-Ballesteros J., Osorno-del Rosal M.P., Rodríguez-Rodríguez O.M. (2021). Measuring the effect of gender segregation on the gender gap in time related underemployment. Journal for Labour Market Research, 55(1), -. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12651-021-00305-0

Pena-Boquete Y., Dios-Murcia I. (2021). Factors behind the employment loss in Galicia: Great recession of 2008 vs. the first wave of the covid 19 pandemic; [Factores detrás da perda de emprego en Galicia: Gran recesión de 2008 vs. a primeira onda da pandemia covid 19]. Revista Galega de Economia, 30(1), -. Universidade de Santiago de Compostela.https://doi.org/10.15304/rge.30.1.7451

Mansour H., Medina P., Velásquez A. (2022). Import competition and gender differences in labor reallocation. Labour Economics, 76(), -. Elsevier B.V..https://doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2022.102149

Adeleken A., Bussin M.H.R. (2022). Occupational segregation and gender pay gap dynamics in the formal sector of South Africa. SA Journal of Human Resource Management, 20(), -. AOSIS OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd.https://doi.org/10.4102/sajhrm.v20i0.1660