OCCUPATIONAL SEGREGATION AND THE GENDER EARNINGS GAP: NEW EVIDENCE FROM SKILLED TRADESWORKERS IN CANADA

Abstract

The goal of this paper is to leverage Statistics Canada’s Registered Apprenticeship Information System (RAIS)–T1 Family File (T1FF) linkage to provide the first decomposition results on the gender earnings gap of new skilled tradesworkers. This newly available and extremely rich dataset overcomes many previous data limitations related to this key group of the labour market. The RAIS–T1FF master files are only accessible through the Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN); no public-use files are available due to the high confidentiality of the data. I applied for and was granted access to these master files through the CRDCN, completed my analysis, and had submitted results for vetting. Due to the sudden and indefinite closure of the CRDCN as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, my vetting request was not completed; therefore, no results are available for release and discussion at this time. Nonetheless, my paper contributes to the literature by presenting emerging stylized facts and novel insight into the RAIS–T1FF linkage.