SWMS 210mgw Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Guide: Abortion Debate, Patricia Hill Collins, Motherhood Penalty
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Preserving the platonic ideal of a dimorphic human species. Gender inequality in the workplace: perpetuated by the institutions themselves. Human capital theory: neutral labor market, but men have more human capital so they get better positions. Gender socialization: women are socialized to internalize preferences for work positions suitable to genders. Gender organizational theory: taking structural slant of workplaces into account. Open transition: coworkers are curious, want to know about sex changes. Male in mostly female environment: ideas are given more importance. Taken more seriously, getting work resources, respect, competency. Authority gap: men get more credit for opinions than women. More assertive women are bossy or too controlling . Pencil whipped : women are written up for every little infraction in a blue-collar job (fork-lift operator) As a man, resources are readily available. As women, achievements are attributed to luck, men to ability. Misogyny trumps transphobia: trans men fit into bio men communities, can uphold the gender binary system.
