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| Women dominate 'high status' jobs | Women dominate 'high status' jobs |
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| More women than men in the UK now work in high status professions, research by the University of Cambridge has shown. | More women than men in the UK now work in high status professions, research by the University of Cambridge has shown. |
| But men are still paid far more than women, the report into employment and pay in 10 European countries reveals. | But men are still paid far more than women, the report into employment and pay in 10 European countries reveals. |
| The changing nature of women's work and better education had led to a "quiet revolution in the workplace", the study of 300 occupations found. | The changing nature of women's work and better education had led to a "quiet revolution in the workplace", the study of 300 occupations found. |
| UK women are only just pulling ahead in professions such as medicine and law, the researchers noted. | |
| Gender pay gap | Gender pay gap |
| The other nations studied were Sweden, Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland. | The other nations studied were Sweden, Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland. |
| The report author, Dr Robert Blackburn, analysed data on several million European workers using official censuses and labour force surveys. | The report author, Dr Robert Blackburn, analysed data on several million European workers using official censuses and labour force surveys. |
| Dr Blackburn said: "Formerly women were more likely than men to be in manual occupations, but as manual work has declined, it is predominantly women who have moved into non-manual jobs. | Dr Blackburn said: "Formerly women were more likely than men to be in manual occupations, but as manual work has declined, it is predominantly women who have moved into non-manual jobs. |
| "Initially... women tended to be employed in low-level non-manual occupations, especially clerical work. More recently, they have contributed to the expansion of professional employment." | "Initially... women tended to be employed in low-level non-manual occupations, especially clerical work. More recently, they have contributed to the expansion of professional employment." |
| He said jobs defined as higher status like nursing and teaching did not always pay better than the dirty and dangerous manual work, usually carried out by men. | He said jobs defined as higher status like nursing and teaching did not always pay better than the dirty and dangerous manual work, usually carried out by men. |
| Men also tended to be better paid than women because within each occupation, men were generally more senior. | Men also tended to be better paid than women because within each occupation, men were generally more senior. |
| Dr Blackburn used a recognised independent scale to measure the attractiveness and status of the occupations in his study. | Dr Blackburn used a recognised independent scale to measure the attractiveness and status of the occupations in his study. |