SOC362H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Nuclear Family, Jared Diamond, Employment-To-Population Ratio
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Don"t need to know numbers, but know what numbers represent/ pattern. Last year: stock companies requires companies to adopt diversity and take women in senior roles. Had to give reason why this isn"t happening. Men don"t want to give up power. Time: only been a year, hard to change policy so quick. These policies are not necessarily at gender diversity but ethnicity: in some cases gender is not a factor taken into consideration. Smaller companies are not changing policy, but larger companies are; however these mass amount of small companies not taking action are weighing down numbers. 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. Three definitions and measures anyone in a job or currently looking for a job is in the labour force: labour force.
