WGST 1F90 Lecture : Women and Paid Labor
14 Feb 2012
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Explained and unexplained of the age gap: pay equity and unionization. Introduction: women have always worked; done a wide variety of paid labor skilled and unskilled, laundry, teaching, nursing, midwifery, etc. In 1964 the practice of wage discrimination became illegal. Class relationships- gender included: capitalist societies are class societies. Or, their shared work: class, for marx, is defined as a (social) relationship rather than a position or rank in society. Women s experiences with paid labor: the entry of large numbers of women into the paid workforce has been one of the dominant social trends in canada over the last half century. In 2006, 58% of all women aged 15 and over had jobs. Women accounted for 47% of the employed workforce in 2006, up from 37% in 1976: race playsa significant role when examining women s relationship to the paid labor force. Women as part time employees: a relatively large proportion of employed women work part-time.
