SOC101Y1 Study Guide - Jane Gaskell, Occupational Segregation, Sex Segregation

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11 Feb 2013
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Gender inequality defined: gender stereotype gender identity & behaviors = unstable, non-polar opposites, dimension of inequality power, material well-being, prestige, stratification. Sexual harassment one person attempts to control another through sexual overtures. Women"s labour force participation rate (working age/full time work) Female labour force participation: canada"s changing economy 1920 shift to service sector= typewriter, fertility decline and labour supply imbalance b/w the labour demands& available labour supply after wwll, married women worked too, family finance imp source of low-income family. Women are more likely to do unpaid work (home and child care) and report feeling stressed. Women-men: less likely to caring for seniors (still women are more likely than men) Occupational segregation and sex typing: existence of sex segregation in canada. Power at work: glass ceiling effect: women face invisible barriers that prevent them from enter the highest level of organizations where power is concentrated, men often supervise women. If women supervise, they do power over other women.