SYG 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Gender Pay Gap, Gender Inequality, Representative Democracy

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Sociology, Criminology and Law - Sociology
• Course: SYG 2000
• Professor: Kirsten Fitzgerald

Document Summary

Percentage of women in house of reps and senate. Women make up 51% of the us population. Representative democracy, women should make up 50-51% of the government. Jill robinson effect women who make it out on congress tend to be way over qualified than their men counterparts. Asian men make the most out of the male group. Asian women make the most out of the female group. Asian men make the most out of both groups. Men who are fathers get raises faster. Fear of being persistent can cause you to get fired. Women may not know that their male counterparts are making more then them. Type of jobs does factor into this. Stud/player vs slut/whore; go-getters vs bitches; in control or assertive vs. bossy/ball-buster/nag. The belief in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes. Elizabeth cady stanton, lucretia mott, susan b. anthony,