SOCI 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Gender Pay Gap, Jackson Katz, Cisgender
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The construction of gender and problems with the emphasis of dichotomous gender categories: What is largely social constructed is treated as natural and inevitable. Stereotypes negatively impact and constrain men and women. Disadvantages who do not fit into these gender and heterosexual norms. Gender identity ~ cisgender(gender identity matches biological sex): There are numerous positions of advantage and domination in society. Class, race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability status. Social statues can intersect to produce positions in society through which people experience oppression and inequality. Just as you can be affected by more than one minority status, you can also be oppressed in one way and advantaged in another. (november 28, 2016) Consequences of gender stereotypes and socialization for men: When comparing all income earners women make on average 66. 7% of what men make. Exclusively fulltime earners make an average of 72% of men"s average earnings. Women are more likely to work part time.
