Occupational sex segregation is often regarded as the central component of gender inequality in the labour market in contemporary industrial societies. Through comparing the situation between Britain and Japan, which have contrasting features in their patterns of occupational sex segregation and in the position of women in the labour market, this thesis examines the mechanism of occupational sex segregation - how it is constructed and maintained - in the two societies with different social and economic backgrounds. Particular focus is on the impact of occupational sex segregation on individual workers' experiences, and systematic analysis is applied to investigate the impact by using a range of national-level large-scale data sets. The findings suggest that the implications of occupational sex segregation differ for Britain and Japan; for the former, occupational sex segregation contributes to gender inequality in the labour market, but this is not the case for the latter. It is suggested that occupational sex segregation could be one of the components of gender inequality in the labour market, but not necessarily the principal one. This thesis argues that the implications of occupational sex segregation in a society very much depend on the given social and economic institutions in the society that differ across countries, and thus occupational sex segregation should not be treated a priori as the central component of gender inequality.

Thesis (M.A.)--Baylor University, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 31-34).

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Texas at Arlington, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 70-73).

Thesis (M.A.) - Carleton University, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 80-86). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2008. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 166-179).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2004. / Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 286-304). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 1999. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 255-270). Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.

Thesis (M. A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1997. / Bibliography: leaves 161-168.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, Santa Cruz, 1988. / Typescript. "1707." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 387-405).

Thesis (doctoral)--Universität, Sankt Gallen, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-184).