Question 1

In the ________, a major survey of sociological research on Canadian women pointed out that women's unpaid domestic work in the home had been almost completed ignored.

Accepted Answer

In the 1970s, feminist scholars began to critically examine and highlight the issue of women's unpaid domestic labor, which had been largely overlooked in earlier sociological research.

Question 2

A new area of research called "________" emerged in the 1980s as a result of increasing focus on the relative value of paid and unpaid work.

Accepted Answer

The term "gender divisions of labour" emerged as a new area of research in the 1980s, focusing on the relative value of paid and unpaid work, particularly in the context of gender roles and the distribution of labor between men and women.

Question 3

"Standard employment relationship" is a term describing ________

Accepted Answer

The "standard employment relationship" traditionally refers to a model characterized by full-time, permanent work, often associated with male workers, and is sometimes described by the "48 hours for 48 weeks for 48 years" model.

Question 4

When a worker has been involved in continuous full-time employment with the same on-site employer for all or most of his/her working life, it is said that he/she is in a _________

Accepted Answer

The term "standard employment relationship" refers to continuous full-time employment with the same employer, typically involving stable and predictable work conditions.

Question 5

The past several decades have witnessed dramatic international growth in the share of women who are part of the paid workforce. In 2015, ________ of all Canadian women aged 25-54 had jobs.

Accepted Answer

In 2015, 82 per cent of Canadian women aged 25-54 were part of the paid workforce, reflecting significant growth in female labor force participation.

Question 6

There have been sharp increases in the employment rate of women with children. In 2015, _______ of all women with children under the age of six were part of the employed workforce.

Accepted Answer

The answer of There have been sharp increases in the...

Question 7

In 2015, _______ of women without children under the age of 25 had jobs.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 2015, _______ of women without children...

Question 8

The gender wage gap for women workers in Canada varies from women earning _____ cents for every dollar earned by men to _____ cents for every dollar earned by men, depending upon how it's calculated.

Accepted Answer

The gender wage gap in Canada is often reported as women earning between 69.7 cents to 88 cents for every dollar earned by men, depending on the calculation method used.

Question 9

The gender wage gap results from all of the following except ________

Accepted Answer

The gender wage gap is not caused by women being paid more than men; it is typically due to factors like occupational segregation, part-time work, and undervaluation of work traditionally done by women.

Question 10

According to the Canadian Women's Foundation (2017), most women are employed in all of the following sectors except ________

Accepted Answer

Most women are employed in sectors like teaching, nursing, healthcare, and office work, but they are underrepresented in management positions.

Question 11

Women in the ________ generation who are caring for young children as well as the elderly are also likely to work part-time in comparison to men.

Accepted Answer

The term "sandwich generation" refers to individuals, often women, who are responsible for caring for both their own children and their aging parents, leading them to work part-time more frequently than men.

Question 12

The term "________" refers to jobs that are part-time or temporary. The self-employed and those working at multiple jobs would also fit into this category.

Accepted Answer

Non-standard employment refers to jobs that do not follow the traditional full-time, permanent work model, including part-time, temporary, self-employed, and multiple job holders.

Question 13

The term "non-standard employment" is also known as ________

Accepted Answer

Non-standard employment is often referred to as precarious employment, which includes jobs that are temporary, part-time, or lack job security and benefits.

Question 14

Non-standard employment is ________

Accepted Answer

Non-standard employment refers to work arrangements that differ from full-time, permanent jobs, such as part-time, temporary, or self-employment.

Question 15

In 2017, only 13 per cent of adult men in Canada worked part-time compared with _______ per cent of women.

Accepted Answer

In 2017, a significantly higher percentage of adult women in Canada worked part-time compared to men, with 26% of women working part-time.

Question 16

In 2016, Indigenous women working full-time earned ________- cents per dollar earned by non-Indigenous men.

Accepted Answer

In 2016, Indigenous women working full-time earned 65 cents for every dollar earned by non-Indigenous men, highlighting a significant wage gap.

Question 17

Unpaid work in Canada is ________

Accepted Answer

Unpaid work in Canada is often invisible and unnoticed because it typically occurs in private settings, such as household chores and caregiving, making it difficult to measure and quantify.

Question 18

According to Olivia Harris, the degree to which housework is oppressive and burdensome is heavily influenced by income level and ________

Accepted Answer

Olivia Harris suggests that the degree to which housework is oppressive and burdensome is influenced by income level and the various forms of cooperation and collectivity between households, as these factors can alleviate or exacerbate the workload.

Question 19

________ can heavily impact household tasks, but has little impact on the caring activities of children and elders.

Accepted Answer

Improved technology can streamline and make household tasks more efficient, but it does not significantly affect the personal and emotional aspects of caring for children and elders, which often require human interaction and attention.

Question 20

Many researchers have argued that ________ is the number one life event that marks long-term systemic inequalities between men and women.

Accepted Answer

Having children often leads to long-term systemic inequalities between men and women due to factors like the gender pay gap, career interruptions for women, and traditional gender roles in caregiving.

Quiz 9: Families, Paid and Unpaid Work: Connecting Households, Workplaces, State Polices, and Communities