PSYC 3480 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Glass Ceiling, Asian Americans, Human Capital
21 Mar 2016
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Work: activities that produce a good or a service (cooking dinner, mowing the lawn, writing a term paper, etc) Work for pay: major focus of the lives of women (and men) in terms of both time and personal identity. The kind of work that will be covered in this chapter* Women not comprise half the work force. Women"s movement provided encouragement for women to consider other role options in addition to the homemaker role. Women"s current higher level of educational attainment has better prepared them for careers that provide greater challenge, stimulation and sense of accomplishment. Higher education more likely to be employed and return to work more rapidly after giving birth. Many women must work for financial reasons and middle-class lifestyle on one income. Working-class families tow incomes are often needed to remain above the poverty lie. Poor women who are heads of household, the employment opportunities are greatly limited and numerous obstacles block the way to employment.
