Yeşil Ekonominin İstihdam Üzerindeki Yansımaları ve Yeşil İşler: Cinsiyet Temelli Bir Modelleme ile İngiliz İşgücü Anketinden Bulgular

İklim değişikliği, çevre kirliliği, biyolojik çeşitliliğin kaybedilmesi ve doğal kaynakların hızla tükenmesine bağlı doğa olaylarındaki artışlar, genel ekonomiyi ve sürdürülebilir kalkınmayı giderek olumsuz yönde etkilemektedir. Buna karşılık, yeşil ekonomiye geçişin iklim değişikliğinin çevre ve genel ekonomi üzerindeki olumsuz etkilerini hafifleteceği ya da tersine çevireceği ileri sürülmektedir. Bu açıdan, bu çalışma yeşil ekonomiye geçişin istihdam üzerindeki olası yansımaları ve yeşil iş kavramını açıklamaya yönelik bir literatür incelemesi sunmayı ve temel olarak İngiltere’deki yeşil işleri analiz etmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bu araştırmanın yöntemi, 2014 yılı İngiliz İşgücü Anketi mikro verilerine iki yönlü (binary) lojistik regresyon modelleme analiz tekniğini uygulayarak, demografik profil ve istihdam durumu değişkenlerinin yeşil işlerle ilişkisindeki cinsiyet farklılıklarının araştırılmasına dayanmaktadır. Araştırma sonuçları orijinal olarak, İngiltere’deki yeşil işler ile demografik profil ve istihdam durumu değişkenleri arasında değişen derecelerde anlamlı ilişkilerin olduğunu ve yeşil işlerin erkekler lehine istihdamda bir cinsiyet eşitsizliği yarattığını bulmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Yeşil ekonomi, Yeşil iş, Yeşil yakalı, İstihdam, İngiliz İşgücü Anketi

The Reflections of Green Economy on Employment, and the Green Jobs: Findings from the British Labour Force Survey through a Gender-based Modelling

Increases in natural events depending on climate change, environmental pollution, the loss of bio-diversity and the rapid extinction of natural resources undermine gradually the general economy and sustainable economic development. As the response this, it is suggested that the transition towards a green economy will reverse or mitigate the negative effects of climate change on the environment and the general economy. In this sense, this paper aims to present a literature review to explain the possible reflects of the transition towards a green economy on employment and the green jobs concept, and to examine the green jobs in the United Kingdom. Methods of the study depend on investigating gender differences in the association between the green jobs and demographic and work-status variables, by applying binary logistic regression modelling analysis technique to micro data set from the 2014 British Labour Force Survey. The research results originally found that there were significant relationships between the green jobs and demographic and work-status variables in varying degrees and the green jobs created gender inequality in employment in favour of the male.

Keywords:

Green economy, Green job, Green collar, Employment, British Labour Force Survey,

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