SOC362H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Working Mother, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Nanny
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If we have a male dominated organization, we have to make an extra effort to make sure that women have a fair entry into that organization. Three explanations for these trends, and one non-explanation. Effects of, and explanations for, birth rate changes. Average days missed for personal/family reasons: full-time females: 10 days, full-time males: 2 days. Percentage of women losing time per week for personal/family reasons: women: 5, men: Employers rather have you in the office where they can see you working: having your work and family at home at the same time, increases your stress. Working mother = someone who is in the labour force and has one or more children living at home under the age of 16. Part rate: participation rates for women have went up in the last 20 years, the more recently the increase is slow. For all countries: (fertility rate = total births per woman)
