The Effect of Access and Exposure on Occupational Segregation for Women and Minorities

dc.contributor.advisorWachhaus, T. Aaron
dc.contributor.advisorSowa, Jessica
dc.contributor.advisorHavewala, Ferzana
dc.contributor.authorBanks, Frederick
dc.contributor.departmentUniversity of Baltimore. College of Public Affairsen_US
dc.contributor.programUniversity of Baltimore. Doctor of Public Administrationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-27T14:29:00Z
dc.date.available2021-01-27T14:29:00Z
dc.date.issued2021-01-25
dc.descriptionThis study aims to examine the strength of relationship between participation in workforce development training and career choices for women and minorities, specifically in occupations where they are underrepresented.en_US
dc.descriptionD.P.A. -- University of Baltimore, 2020
dc.descriptionDissertation submitted to the College of Public Affairs of the University of Baltimore in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Public Administration.
dc.description.abstractThe central theme of this project rests in providing evidence of occupational segregation relative to race and sex. In line with the central theme is the proposition that workforce training impacts the effects of occupational segregation and expands occupational choices for both women and minorities. Career choices for women and minorities are significantly narrowed, due to the impact of occupational segregation. The objective of this study is to identify specific factors that may account for expanded career choices for minorities and women who have been enrolled in work development training versus those who have not participated in workforce training. Previous studies primarily utilized a single theory to examine occupational segregation (Perales, 2013; Cech, 2016; and Moore, 1995). Employing a multi-theoretical framework in the explanation of career choice allows this project to include various elements of occupational segregation that impede opportunities for women and minorities. This current study employs a quantitative approach in examining workforce development training participation as a significant influence on career choices for minorities and women in the United States’ (US) labor market. Overall, this research demonstrates that workforce trainng impacts race and gender relative to career choices, although the effects are reflected differently relative to distinct racial and gender categories. While it was clear that race and gender were significant attributes in identifying career choice and job satisfaction in this study, workforce training exhibited significant effects on work-life and and occupation type specifically for our target groups. Workforce training significantly impacted the variability of occupation type and work life specifically for minorities. Women showed minor changes in the variability of occupation type as an effect of workforce training. Both women and minority job satisfaction showed significant variability as a condition of workforce diversity. Job satisfaction was significantly less influential in determining work-life for minorities while White work-life was much more effected by job satisfaction. Workforce development and training show promising results as conditions to improve occupational choice for women and minorities, specifically in non-traditionalen_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.genredissertationsen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2oxc9-mmjy
dc.identifier.otherUB_2020_Banks_F
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/20628
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rightsThis item may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. It is made available by the University of Baltimore for non-commercial research and educational purposes.
dc.subjectSocial Inequalityen_US
dc.subjectOccupational Segregationen_US
dc.subjectRaceen_US
dc.subjectGenderen_US
dc.subjectWorkforce Trainingen_US
dc.titleThe Effect of Access and Exposure on Occupational Segregation for Women and Minoritiesen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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