Crossing the tracks? Trends in the training of male and female workers in Great Britain

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(2008), "Crossing the tracks? Trends in the training of male and female workers in Great Britain", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 22 No. 6. https://doi.org/10.1108/dlo.2008.08122fad.002

Crossing the tracks? Trends in the training of male and female workers in Great Britain

Article Type: Abstracts From: Development and Learning in Organizations, Volume 22, Issue 6

Jones M.K., Latreille P.L., Sloane P.J.British Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 46 No. 2, Start page: 268, No. of pages: 15

Purpose – investigates why statistics indicate that women are receiving more training than men in the UK (a reversal of the previous situation). Design/methodology/approach – uses data from the Labour Force Survey which gives details of respondents’ recent training activity to study the incidence of training for man and women by sector, job type, age and employment status, and to identify if differences in the training activity of men and women are related to gender characteristics. Findings – reports that the analysis found that the majority of the gender gap can be explained by personal, job or other characteristics, particularly sector, occupation and industry. However, underlines that the increase in training is not explained by changes in these characteristics and concludes that the explanation lies in changes in the labour demand for women and the desire among women to take advantage of this by participating in training. Research limitations/ implications – describes the research methods and the analysis of the data. Originality/value – analyses the factors associated with the increase in the number of women participating in training. ISSN: 0007-1080 Reference: 37AM223

Keywords: Gender, Men, Training, United Kingdom, Women