PSYC 3480 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Job Satisfaction, Sweatshop, Fot
10 Apr 2013
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The general term working women refers to two categories: employed women or women who work for pay. They may receive a salary or be self employed: non employed women or women who are not paid for their work. They may do work for their families in their own homes, or for volunteer for organizations, but they receive no money. One of the best predictors of women"s employment is her educational background. Several decades ago one of the best predictors of women"s employment was whether she had young children. However, the current u. s data show that women with preschool children do not differ from other women in their rate of employment. Ethinicity is not strongly related to participation in the labor force. However, women of colour are underrepresented in most high salary occupations. Immigrant women are likely to find low paying work on assembly line or in domestic settings. Immigrants salaries are significantly lower than non immigrants with comparable training.
