Pendidikan dan Segregasi Pekerjaan Mengikut Gender

This article discusses the influence of formal education in occupational segregation by gender. This article has three objectives: To look at the distribution pattern of education by gender, to examine the form of horizontal and vertical segregation that exist, and to get the views of woman from three generations about why women should work, and the types of work deemed suitable or unsuitable for women. Discussion is based on empirical data obtained from a survey carried out using purposive sampling technique. Using the snowball technique a total of 12 families with three generation was selected as samples. Based on the highest level of education received, the second generation was made the main sample Analysis from the secondary data showed that the number of female graduates at the undergraduate level is high in the field of humanities, economy, business and management compared to the high number of male graduates in the field of engineering, architecture, town and regional planning, land survey and property management. In terms of work distribution, women are still seen to be concentrated in the clerical and service type of jobs while the male workers are concentrated in all type of jobs. Empirical data show that woman choose a particular job due to a variety of reasons such as their academic qualifications, job preference, the ease of performing the job and whether the job is socially acceptable. The article concludes that the education that women received had enabled them to participate in jobs that were previously dominated by the male workers.