HRM 3450 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Quid Pro Quo, Job Performance, Sex Segregation
30 Jan 2014
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Population: - at younger ages there are more males than females until the ages of 25-64 where there becomes more females than males. Education:- in the u. s men have slightly more education than women. 1960 78% of advanced degree holders were men (25-29) Participation and earnings: - females represent 51% of the workforce. 60% of women work outside the home compared to 73% of men. Sex segregation: when members of one sex constitute 70% or more of the incumbents of a job. Is a significant reason for the female/male wage gap. 72% of women are inployes in four occumpational groups: administrative support, professional specialty, service workers, executive administrative and managerial positions. Gender role socialization: is the process when social institutins- families, friends, organizations and the media form and shape expectations of acceptable behaviours for women and men. Is a prominent reason for the persistence of sex discrimination, women"s lower wage levels, sex segregation and other unequal gender based treatment.
