SOCB22H3 Chapter Notes -Sex Segregation, Fide, Glass Ceiling
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The changing gender composition of the labour force. In the 20th century, the % of both women and men entering the labour foce increased, but womens rate of increase far outpaced mens. In recent years, women with children at home have been one of the fastest growing groups in the labour force. This dramatic increase in labour force participation has been true for allraces and ethinicities and in both canada and the usa. Many north amriecans still believe in the traditional" male breadwinner/female housewife model even if our own lives no longer reflect it. Workplace is seen as a masculine arena, where men could test and prove their manhood against other men. Working enabled men to confirm their manhood as breadwinner and family providers. Workplace becomes a testing ground of masculinity. If he makes less than his wife does, both partners may engage in deviance neutralization, understanding her income or exaggerating his contribution to preserve the idea of malebreadwinner.
