Jonas Detemple

// DISSERTATION PROJECT

Regional differences and their implications for occupational gender segregation

In contrast to narrowing trends in employment participation gaps, occupational gender segregation – the division of men and women into different occupations – is still remarkably pronounced in Western countries (Charles & Grusky, 2005; Wong & Charles, 2020). This cumulative dissertation aims to focus on life course situations that are important for the emergence of occupational gender segregation. Among others, this includes the formation of gendered occupational aspirations, career choices, and career trajectories. Depending on the life situation, it is argued that specific regional characteristics play an important role in gendered career behaviors (e.g., occupational structure, income levels, mobility infrastructures, child-care facilities). Individuals can overcome characteristics of their regional context through mobility and residential location decisions, however, overall these decisions may also contribute to the consolidation of differences between regions. In my dissertation, I address the overall question of the extent to which regional differences and regional mobility decisions contribute to patterns of occupational gender segregation in Germany.

For the analysis, I combine survey data such as from the National Educational Panel Study (NEPS) and the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) with regional data from various administrative data sources (e.g., BBSR, Federal Employment Agency). In the first subproject, I analyze the impact of the regional prevalence of STEM occupations on young people’s gendered career aspirations in the field of STEM. In the second subproject, I investigate the extent to which male and female higher education graduates use spatial mobility to cross regional borders and get better-paying jobs. Further research is planned that will focus on regional location decisions and the career paths of men and women around the time of parenthood.

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// ACADEMIC BACKGROUND   

2018 – 2020
Master of Arts in Sociology, University of Bamberg

2013 – 2017
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Educational Science, University of Tübingen

Awards / Academic Achievements and Scholarships
Prize for final theses 2021 by ABS? (Alumni der Bamberger Soziologie und Survey-Statistik e.V.)

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// CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS
 

2023

ESRA 2023 Conference, Survey research in times of crisis: Challenges, opportunities, and new directions. Presentation: “The gendered role of spatial mobility for graduate earnings”,  Milan/Italy. July 2023.

Frühjahrstagung der Sektion Bildung und Erziehung 2023. Presentation: “Regional differences in digitalisation and their impact on young people’s status attainment in vocational education and training“. Halle/Germany. April 2023.

Workshop of the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) on Current Perspectives on Spatial Mobilities. Presentation: “The gendered role of spatial mobility for graduate earnings”. Nuremberg/Germany. March 2023.

2022

Transition in Youth: Education and Institutional Quality. Presentation: “A matter of where you live? The role of regional STEM prevalence for girls’ and boys’ STEM aspirations”. Naples/Italy. September 2022.   

Global Conference on Economic Geography. Presentation: “The Gendered Impact of STEM Prevalence in the Region on Adolescents’ Aspirations for STEM Occupations”. Dublin/Ireland. June 2022.

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// EXPERIENCE

Since February 2022:
Doctoral member of the Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences (BAGSS)

Since July 2021:
Research assistant, Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB)
Junior research group: “Regionale (Infra-)Struktur und Segmentationsprozesse in der Ausbildung“ (RISA)

December 2020 – December 2021:
TU Dortmund University, Research network German Youth Institute (DJI),
Secondary analysis of official data (microcensus and child and youth welfare statistics), research on current developments in child daycare

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Image Credits: ? Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences