SOC227H5 Lecture Notes - Where We Are, Sex Segregation
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SOC 227—WORK & OCCUPATIONS
Session #5: WOMEN’S EMPLOYMENT
Readings:
Text: Chs. 6. 7
Guppy & Luongo, “The Rise and Stall of Canada’s Gender-Equity Revolution”
MEDIA ITEM
WHERE WE ARE
Today’s Issue
Today’s Objectives: Know…
• Trends and differences in female and male participation rates
• Reasons for the trends and differences
• How to read and percentage occupational tables
• History of female occupational concentration in Canada
• Changes in women’s labour force participation characteristics
Terms to Know
participation rate
occupational structure
NOC (National Occupational Classification)
gender segregation
gender concentration
gender predominance
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FEMALE LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION
Number working or looking for work
Total population aged 15 +
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Recent Participation Rates by Gender
If we go back to 1900: female rate was 16% (very different from today… has x4)
- why are women doing so well?
- female participation is increasing
- gap between men and women is decreasing
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55
60
65
70
75
Males
Females
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