PSYC 3350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Gender Inequality, Sexualization, Wodaabe
2 Mar 2017
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The general pattern around the world is the men have more status and power than women, but this difference not the not same across cultures. Examples of inequalities between women and men: women perform 66% of work"s work, and 50% of world food, women earn 10% of world income (many of the jobs women do are unpaid jobs) 33% they do prior to turning 18 is unpaid: 1% of property worldwide is owned by women. In many countries, women cannot inherit land or have the deed under their name: women earned 77% of what men earn. Main fact: women do not bargain when they go for an interview. Literacy: it is desirable to have an equal number of men and women who are literate. Management positions: worldwide, the percentage of women in management positions is far less than. Earnings: worldwide, on average women earn less than what men earn for identical jobs, in lower status jobs, gender gap is larger.
