Men and women's job histories and job changes - The case of Israel's medical-sector employees

The use of internal (intra-organizational) or external (inter-organizationa l) labor markets in men and women's past employment is examined here as an Explanation for differences in turnover behavior. A sample of 700 employees fi om eight medical organizations in seven labor markets was used to asses s the importance of previous internal and external shifts and organizationa l level opportunities on men's and women's present job change choices. Wome n 's job changes were more affected by previous intra-organizational moves, whereas men's job changes were increased by previous inter-organizational moves. These results suggest that gender differences in job shifts are due to women's greater reliance on internal labor markets.