GSWS 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Parental Leave
17 Oct 2017
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1 a short history of work: meanings of work . Family economy: unit works togethers - paid and unpaid labour valuable. Increased dependence on wages changes de nition: ideals vs. realities. Breadwinner ideal vs. reality: labour force participation rates. Labour force participation rates for women: gradual increase. Looking after/responding to needs of others (what women"s responsibilities are not nesscerily paid work) Economic rewards: gendered division of labour. Gendered time gap (hours spent): persists but narrowing. Women 2015 25. 2/wk: domestic labour and economics. Not an independent choice (choice made by environment) Choices: shaped by larger structures by stereotypes of masculinity and femininity i. Popular culture: what can men do -or u do? ((cid:1385)(cid:2647)(cid:1086) (cid:3196) (cid:3000)(cid:2907)(cid:2496)(cid:2226) (cid:2504)(cid:2647)(cid:2505)(cid:3297) (cid:2635) (cid:1130)(cid:2616) (cid:3297) (cid:2299) (cid:2489)(cid:1518)(cid:2640)) Eg: parental leave; isolation; assumptions: by social policy. Economic dependence: the sex-strati ed labour force. Division by gender in occupation; income; race: sex-typed labour. What is valuable work? example: service and clerical work.
