Hendrik J.B. Elzinga, Urban and Regional Studies Institute, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands, Jouke Van Dijk, University of Groningen Faculty of Spatial Sciences URSI, Groningen, The Netherlands
Regional Differences in the Gender Employment Gap in the Netherlands (assigned to theme H1)

The main aim of this paper is to get insight in gender specific regional differences in labour market participation and employment. This will be analysed by taking into account gender specific spatial differences in access to jobs and transport facilities for commuting, sex-based occupational segregation, and the sectoral composition of regional economic activities in combination with gender aspects in the location decisions of firms and households. The paper starts with an overview of the regional differences of the gender employment gap in the Netherlands. Next a theoretical framework will be developed. This will be used to test for an econometric model for the explanations of the regional differences in the gender employment gap in the Netherlands.

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