Gender
inequalities and labour integration. An integrated approach to vocational
training in Piedmont[1]
Greta
Falavigna, Elena Ragazzi* and Lisa Sella
National Research Council
of Italy
Institute for Economic
Research on Firm and Growth CNR-CERIS Collegio Carlo Alberto - via Real Collegio, n. 30
10024 Moncalieri (Torino) – ITALY
Abstract: Public policies are even
more interested in vocational training issues, because spillovers fall on the
labour market, and then on life quality. Reports of the European Commission
registered that women are disadvantaged subjects on the labour market but, at
the same time, they are more ambitious and are at their best on the educational
side. This paper aims at analysing data of Piedmont Region on vocational
training policies, focusing on the role of women into the labour market. Data
refer to subjects that accomplished their training course during 2011. Analyses
have been performed on interviews, in order to evaluate the effects of training
on medium-term employment outcomes of trainees. A control sample has been
selected with the aim to evaluate the effect of training, with a special focus
on women. Probit models and average marginal effects (AMEs) allow authors to
estimate the net impact of training into the labour market. Results suggest
that the employment gap between men and women is completely recovered in
trainees, also when considering qualitative aspects of employment.
Keywords: Vocational training; inequality; gender studies; professional
integration; labour market