LABR 1F99 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Occupational Segregation, Social Reproduction, Ableism
10 Nov 2017
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Key concepts: discrimination ( see jackson reading, gender wage/pay gap, multiple oppressions (stanford reading, sexism, ableism. Gender inequality in labour market: the gender wage/pay gap. Gender wage or pay gap: difference b/w wages earned by men and wages earned by women. Gender wage gap in ont is 30% For every earned by a male worker, a female worker earns sh. 70. If a man were to retire today at 65, a woman would have to keep working until she was 79 to quit with the same earnings. Women are over represented in the ranks of the poor and under-represented among upper income earners. What causes the gender pay gap: * women choosing or needing to leave and re-enter the workplace in order to meet family care-giving responsibilities, resulting in a loss of seniority, advancement opportunities and wages. * the sectors and jobs where women and men work are differently valued, with work done by women being undervalued.
