The crowding model of occupational segregation shows how white males earn higher incomes at the expense of women and minorities who are restricted to a limited number of occupations.

Crowding Model

A theory or model that explains how public sector involvement can displace or reduce private sector activity in certain markets.

Occupational Segregation

The division of labor in which different groups of workers, often based on gender, ethnicity, or race, are systematically allocated different kinds of jobs.

White Males

Refers to adult individuals of the male gender who are identified as being of European descent or belonging to a demographic group characterized by light skin pigmentation.