HRM 3450 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Gender Role, Glass Ceiling, Spheres

• School: York University
• Department: Human Resources Management
• Course: HRM 3450
• Professor: Ron Ophir

Document Summary

Diversity & conformity: the role of gender: sex refers to the reproductive organs you are born with and your hormonal makeup, gender social role governed by how your culture defines masculinity and femininity. Diversity or conformity: gender: social role and has controls to make sure people play the right role, so, may enforce conformity rather than encourage diversity. What are gender spheres: gender spheres areas of work, school, and play in which men dominate and areas in which women dominate. Occupational spheres: area of work men dominate administration, technology, professional fields, and jobs requiring physical strength, wo(cid:373)e(cid:374) do(cid:373)i(cid:374)ate (cid:862)(cid:272)a(cid:396)i(cid:374)g(cid:863) p(cid:396)ofessions such as nursing, social work, teaching, clerical and service sectors. Educational spheres: canadian men are more likely than women to study architecture, engineering and applied science, women in secretarial, nursing, and humanities, women dramatically closed gap in post secondary education in recent years. Issue is central to questions surrounding sex and gender.