Gender and geographical differences in Australian job-to-job mobility
Survey
HILDA
Author(s)
Diego, Machillanda Flechas
diego.machillanda@alumni.unimelb.edu.au
0009-0008-0192-6936
Date Issued
2023
Keywords
job mobility
gender
geography
generalised estimating equations
GEE
HILDA
demographics
demography
household
household characteristics
demographic characteristics
personal characteristics
education
bias
discrimination
female
gender discrimination
gender segregated
immigration
migration
labor mobility
labour mobility
rural
regional
urban
remote
regional economics
rural economics
career change
promotion
occupation change
occupational mobility
industry change
industry
occupation
employer change
voluntary
equality
inequality
disadvantage
Abstract
This paper investigates gender and geographical differences in the factors associated with job-to-job mobility for the average Australian worker. Using a Generalised Estimating Equations approach and waves 11 to 21 of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey, I estimate marginal models for workers’ probability of voluntary employer change, promotion, occupation change, and industry change. I find several but disparate gender differences, including in the effect associated with immigration from a nonEnglish speaking background, postgraduate education, and employment in genderconcentrated industries. I also find that household characteristics have limited associations with job-to-job mobility in general and that there are few geographical differences in the factors associated with mobility. These findings highlight the individual characteristics through which group differences in job-to-job mobility do and do not manifest, identifying areas for further research to understand the underlying causal mechanisms and inform targeted policy opportunities.
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