SOC263H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Willi Hennig, Human Capital
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Lecture 5 - gender and sexuality inequality (ch 6) Masculinity as both privilege and vulnerability: gender issues aren"t women"s issue; most involve discussions about who is at the top o. Economic privilege (ownership of land) and pass the land on. Why are women under represented in parliament? o o o o. They need to be selected as candidates by the parties. Even though there"s a willingness, but there are factors that make it difficult for them to run for elected positions. However, in 2015, justin trudeau has made his cabinet half male and half female. These are the reasons why women are underrepresented, take note that these factors are even more difficult for specific women such as women of colour: Hold a disproportionate share of household and family responsibility (152-156) Socialized to see life in politics are undesirable. Self perception that they"re under-qualified; confidence - tendency to devalue their own work.
