SOCI 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Gender Pay Gap, Glass Ceiling, Escalator
9 Sep 2016
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Is your measurement of diversity chosen on project b and used for project c valid: valid - it measures what its is supposed to measure, valid - it all seems to make sense. Correct hypotheses does not mean valid measurement. Not valid - hides diversity difference for non-white. Nothing hidden - captures all facets of diversity. First, determine the rank order of your social context in terms of diversity/ ethnicity and what your measurement shows you: usa > state > tu > county. See if other measurements give you the same rank order. Continuation of 4/7 (gender pay gap: explanations (overall pay gap) Human capital (rational) - lack of quali cations (curry: education, experience, skill, preferences, something tangible and rational that everyone thinks is the same. Promotions - the glass ceiling (curry) (1: idea that women at upper levels of management/their occupation bump into barrier that blocks them from getting to them very highest levels.
