WMNST 325 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Sex Segregation, Glass Ceiling, Hierarchical Organization
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Around the world women work longer hours and have less leisure time. Unpaid, socially invisible work takes three forms. Women spend 14. 89 hours doing housework as men spend 6. 81. The phrases working woman and working mother suggest a woman is not really considered a worker unless she is paid. Across all ethnic groups, women are also largely responsible for caring for others" emotional needs- relational work. Women are more likely than men to be in charge of keeping the peace/harmony, thoughts/feelings, organize get togethers. Couples balancing their emotional work with each partner doing about the same amount are more satisfied than couples in which 1 person is responsible for doing it all. Relationships in which women make unofficial (often unacknowledged) contributions to their husbands" work and career. Ex: the corporate wife, wives of clergymen, politicians wife. Entertain husband"s network , childcare, travel plans. Restricts women"s freedom of choice and ties her to spousal career.
