SOC227H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Occupational Segregation, Labor Market Segmentation, Economic Mobility
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Look for 4 reasons for dramatic reasons for increase in women in lf in. Question of the week = on p 187 mothers with preschool children have above avg lf participation rates. Is greater than that of female: difference between male and females is shrinking. Hofstede: ibm wanted to look at the differences in their countries all over world, got different results looked at cultural differences and their productivity. Maleness how difference, or how distinct are males and females: high score if women very different from men (culture believes women should not have save jobs, should be doing something different, ex. Japan: low score = country where women aren"t seen very different from men (can do same thing, ex. Can women even work: sex differences in participation rates, what kind of work is it acceptable for women to do if they can go outside the home and look for jobs, sex differences in occupations.
