PSYC 3480 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Sex Segregation, Gender Pay Gap, Job Sharing
5 Oct 2012
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One of the partners has the job (ex: ceo, graduate student), the other partner supports that role. Skills she had was based on what she was doing at her home. Wage gap = 75-80% of what a man makes. A lot of women do part-time work. Full time job decreased; part time job increased (looked like things look better) Types = under 30 hours, work 2 days a week, job sharing (ex: kindergarten teacher), shift work: allows you to do other things, allows you to bring some money in, without committing to a full-time job, flexibility. Disadvantages: you don"t get benefits, don"t have guaranteed number of hours, the pay is usually low, low job security, can be physically demanding, fairly rare to get promotions. In the same job category, there are different levels of who get what jobs. Family doctor, accountant, family lawyers = men/women are about equal. Men"s jobs = leadership role, physical power.
