Question 1

Can women "have it all"-a great job with good pay and status and a healthy and rewarding family life? If yes,how? If no,why not? Discuss,making connections to concepts and information outlined in the chapter.

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Question 2

What is precarious employment?

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Question 3

The popular opinion today is that men and women are equal in our society.However,women are often equated with "care giving." Describe and explain how the construction of gender roles impacts women in the creation of occupational segregation.

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Question 4

What is the major difference between supply-side and demand-side theories when explaining gender inequality in paid work?

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Question 5

What are the effects of social policies such as family-friendly policies in the workplace,and employment and pay equity,on the lives of women? Who benefits? Who doesn't?

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Question 6

What are the two areas of policy development that relate to inequality in the workplace? How are they the same?

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Question 7

According to the text,what are recent studies revealing about the current state of employment equity?

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The text states that recent studies show a higher increase in equity for people with disabilities and racial minorities than for women. None of the other options are mentioned in the text.

Question 8

Despite decades of effort,workplaces are still highly gender segregated and this fact contributes significantly to the wage gap between men and women.Explain how gender segregation in the workplace negatively affects the earning power of women.

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Question 9

Most young men and women say they expect to share domestic responsibilities equally.Given what you now know from reading the text,discuss what the likely reality for these young couples will be and why.

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Question 10

List and discuss two popular individual-centred explanations that are used when analyzing gender differences in unpaid work.

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Question 11

We hear a lot of talk about the need for working women to achieve a work-life balance and the negative impact that work-family conflict has on a woman's mental health,but rarely do we hear this discussed as an issue facing men.Why might this be?

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Question 12

What trend is evident in the ratio of Canadian women's earnings to Canadian men's earnings?

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The trend in the ratio of Canadian women's earnings to Canadian men's earnings has been improving, indicating a gradual decrease in the gender pay gap.

Question 13

Currently,there is no federal policy aimed at reducing gender inequality among elected politicians.Imagine that you are heading a task force to address this issue.What two recommendations would you propose,and explain how they might increase political participation and representation by women.

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Question 14

What is the difference between horizontal segregation and vertical segregation?

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Question 15

Why are men more likely than women to report enjoying household chores?

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Question 16

What are the four dimensions of self that men and women use when evaluating themselves?

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Question 17

Which of the following would be most likely to display a gender-egalitarian perspective?

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Research has shown that individuals raised by working mothers are more likely to display a gender-egalitarian perspective. Therefore, Ricardo, who was raised by a working mom, is more likely to have a gender-egalitarian perspective compared to the other options.

Question 18

What term is used by sociologists to refer to the extent to which women and men are concentrated in different occupations and places of work?

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Occupational segregation is the term used by sociologists to describe the phenomenon of women and men being concentrated in different occupations and places of work. It refers to the systematic separation of different genders into different occupations and job roles, which often results in gender-based disparities in income, status, and other opportunities.

Question 19

What is queuing theory and why is it an important theoretical tool for sociologists?

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Question 20

What is the gender wage gap? How has it changed in Canada since 1992?

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Quiz 8: Gender Inequality