SOCIOL 2R03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Nancy F. Cott, Gender Inequality, Masculinity
29 Oct 2016
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Masculinity as both a privilege and a vulnerability. Gender inequality and inequality in the workplace. Gender and earnings-accounting for women(cid:495)s lower earnings. Research service library of parliament: they need to select themselves, they need to be selected as candidates by the parties, they need to be selected by voters. (from julie cool 2010) -hold a disproportionate share of household and family responsibility (referenced also in sernau. Socialized to see life in politics are undesirable. Women also underrep in upper echelons of power (institutions) Created two distinctions between men and women(cid:495)s work. Called for a separation of family life form paid work. 80s more women with preschool children entering lf. Earnings ratio: women(cid:495)s average or median earnings by mens. Earnings: total money you make in a given period (usually a year) Substantial shift bonus (remember though that the manufacturing industry in ontario has been suffering) Two factors seems important: occupation determines wage rate, women are concentrated into lower paying occupations.
