SOC361H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Employment-To-Population Ratio, Jared Diamond, Occupational Segregation
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Paid work from women in canada, labour force characteristics . British government is going to require organizations to publish the avg. pay of m. Readings and f employees in order to close the wage gap (comes into force 2016) In the us women earn less than men in same field with same qualification - Canada is 28th/34 for dealing with wage gap. Women"s participation in the labour force (canada) Current and historical differences in m-f participation rates. Canada relative to other countries regarding participation rates. Explanations for current and historical differences in part rates. Differences in, and explanations for, male and female employment rates. Individuals in paid jobs or looking for work. Everyone potentially 15 years old or older. Everyone who is 15 and older three subgroups: Unemployed = don"t have a job but actively looking for one in the last 4 weeks. Inactive = those who don"t have a job and that aren"t looking for one.
