SOCA02H3 Lecture 2: Lecture 2
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Gender inequality: refers to differences between women and men in the distribution of power, income and prestige. Therefore she wrote the book called lean in , begging the question, why are there still a small percentage of women in higher jobs: when girls are ambitious and put themselves in leadership roles, they are unfortunately seen as. Historical perspective: gender inequality older than class inequality. Ex. most hunting and gathering societies are from a male perspective. The men did most of the hunting and physical tasks: vs net hunting . Ex. women were more equal than usually assumed. Women typically did jobs that involved caregiving, or household type management functions. Occupational sex segregation decreased after the 1960s. Female labour force participation: female labour force participation rose because of: A decrease in the average number of children per family. Increased financial pressures of families: necessary for middle class standing.
