Janine Jongbloed

My current research focuses on gender and social inequalities resulting from different forms of educational participation. Tertiary education is a key policy response to combat income inequality across the OECD countries. However, rising educational levels have not stemmed the tide of growing income inequality. Indeed, tertiary education expansion may have done the opposite, and systems with a strong focus on general (often university) education, such as Canada, are often contrasted with that of systems aiming to promote specific skills through vocational education and training (VET), such as Germany. This study analyzes extensive comparative longitudinal data to answer the question: What are the long-term effects of educational and labour market trajectories on women and men’s outcomes in relation to income inequality in Canada and Germany? This research is conducted as part of the SSHRC-funded project “Education, work, and income inequality across the life course: a Canadian and German longitudinal analysis” for which I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with Professor Lesley Andres. We are interested in exploring issues around the gender-work nexus and gendered educational and employment trajectories over the adult life course.