SOSC 1510 Study Guide - Blue-Collar Worker, Reasonable Accommodation, Visible Minority
11 Jun 2014
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Explain why women have faced discrimination in the labour market and outline what steps can be taken to overcome such discrimination. At the heart of gender inequality in the work world is the structuring of the labour market into male and female segments. These segments are known as occupational gender segregation. Some women are struck in female job ghettos. Doing work that is unpleasant, boring and hard. They are hard to get into and are protected. Horizontal segregation: men and women do different jobs in different occupations, industries or sectors. Example: blue collar vs. white collar i get paid well, you don"t. Vertical segregation: there is division of task, status and responsibility within an organization, with the men having greater authority and better pay. Dominant social values about femininity and masculinity have long been used to define job requirements men typically opposed the employment of women in their occupations for fear of having their wages undercut.
