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Delighted our new @SMCommission report on downward social mobility has been published. This is joint work with @IpsosMORI & @lindsey_mac
A quick thread on some nuggets I don't want to get lost http://bit.ly/3pH5NLM
A quick thread on some nuggets I don't want to get lost http://bit.ly/3pH5NLM
The glass ceiling in wages is well known. We find men & women in professional jobs earn 5-15% more if they came from a professional background compared with a working class background. The effects of parental background persist
But there appears to be no glass floor. Men and women in working class or routine jobs earn low amounts regardless of background
This says a lot about how the glass ceiling works. Parents from professionals jobs pass on skills/know-how relevant to professional jobs only
This says a lot about how the glass ceiling works. Parents from professionals jobs pass on skills/know-how relevant to professional jobs only
This does not lead to any wage benefits for those who move to working class jobs
Downward mobility is mostly an absorbing state. If you are downwardly mobile in one year, there's an 80% chance you are still there 5 years later
Black and minority ethnic groups are MUCH more likely to be downwardly mobile, particularly if they were born outside the UK. This effect remains large even after accounting for educational qualifications. It seems deeply unfair and a waste of talents
Women in working class jobs are clustered in particular occupations. Of the 22% in working class jobs, 6% are carers, 3% cleaners, 4% in retail. That means over half of working class women work in these 3 jobs
In intermediate jobs, over half of women work in childcare or admin
In intermediate jobs, over half of women work in childcare or admin
