POL214Y1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Pink-Collar Worker, Equal Opportunity, Parental Leave
1 May 2019
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Women and Politics:
• Psychological minority
o Women understand and feel they live in a state of dependency
• Equality
o Of opportunity
• That men and women should both have the freedom and choices to live life the
way they choose
• Should also equally share the corresponding burdens
• Two barriers for state of dependency
o Socialization of women
• Traditional values dictate gender roles
▪ Roles and responsibilities predetermined based by gender
• Gender roles result in stereotypes
o Institutionalization of women
• Private and public reinforce socialization, therefore pushing socialization further
as it becomes more accepted
Thomas and Young:
• Women in the political process, where are they?
o Can be voters
• Find women as voters do not have clear political preferences
▪ However, majority choose centre-left which can sometimes result in them
not voting at all
o Parties
• Pink collar ghettos
▪ When women begin in low parts of parties, they get stuck with 'women
work' such as being secretaries, clerks, administration, etc regardless if
they want to or not
• Gatekeepers
▪ Once women are in these positions, party gatekeepers make it harder for
women to become candidates
▪ Essentially made of men
• If they manage to get nominated, then women become the sacrificial lambs
▪ Parties that do not have strong amount of popularity or are able to get
majority
▪ The more competitive something is, the less women there are
• The glass cliff
▪ When the party is in decline, not powerful, or relatively new, they are
more willing to take a chance on females
• Could be looked at as more inclusive, however once it becomes
more popular then it will change back to men
• What do women do when they get to Parliament or Legislature?
o Discrimination still prevalent
