SOSC 3130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Gender Identity, Ibm Officevision, Hegemonic Masculinity
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Looking at work and economy through a feminist lens exposes h. gottfried. Canada has highest female rate participation rate in the world. Women work over their lifetime withdraw from the labor market when they had children or married, but now they work longer in the labor force. Take breaks for pregnancy leave and return to the labor market. Higher rates of female participation in the labor market ensure economic independence, by not making an income they do not feel equal to their partner, and being part of the adult world. Wage earner power translates to the decision making power (more money = more power in decision making). Possibility in marriage discoing applies to all marriages and the same sex marriage case that was heard was m. v. h. women who were married but one worked, while the other one didn"t. It can be gratified to have a career and be part of the public sphere.