SOC 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Ryerson University

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 105
• Professor: Laura Thrasher

Document Summary

Professor laura thrasher - ryerson university - fall 2017. Gender: socially produced and socially recognized distinctions of masculinity and femininity. Sex: biologically based di erences, primarily related to the di erences in chromosomes or reproductive functions. Macro: women in the paid workforce in canada. The majority of canadian women now work for pay outside the home, most continue to experience gendered patterns of inequality relating to pay, working conditions, and opportunities of advancement. The vast majority of employed women in canada return to the paid labour force after giving brith. The gender gap is greater in census metropolitan areas with high daycare fees. The gender employment gap decreases as educational attainment increases, but it does not disappear. The association of marriage with reduced employment among women has weakened. Women are more likely than men to work part-time, and the reason most cited by women for working part-time was caring for children.