SOSC 1375 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: International Labour Organization, Pink-Collar Worker, Glass Ceiling
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Stay at home partners work more than 9-5. Women do the majority of household labour. Gendered division of labour and gendered understanding of productivity (and value) Pre wwii: middle class women"s pin money (money meant to buy frivolous things, low income women and women of colour, work out of necessity, low paying jobs. Wwii: women worked mostly in: industry, manufacturing, and armament welding positions, single women initially in these positions, but there were not enough, govnts setup daycares to entice married women, effective. Post- wwii: shift back to women staying in the home, women were sent back to low paying jobs, daycare system was dismantled, women were unhappy about this, 60s, 70s, 80s - steady increase in women"s labour force participation. Employment and pay equity in canada 2 separate problems, two separate bodies of legislation: employment equity seeks to redress discriminatory employment practices, pay equity seeks to redress the wage gap between men and women.
