PSYC 3480 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Paycheck Fairness Act, Underrepresented Group, Glass Ceiling
7 Apr 2017
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One of the best predictors of a woman"s employment is her educational background. Education and employment are also highly correlated in canada; 75% of women with a uni degree are currently employed, compared to 37% of women who had attended high school but not graduated. One of the best predictors of employment is whether she had young children. The current data also show that ethnicity is not strongly related to participation in the labor force. Women of colour are underrepresented in most high-salary occupations. However, immigrants from some countries are relatively well educated: of the asian women in canada, 47% have had at least some university education, in contrast to only 30% of women who list their ethnicity as canadians In summary, education and immigrant status are related to women"s employment situation. However, two factors that are not related to employment are parental status and ethnicity.
