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1911- Women in the workplace do not have protection against discrimination ("College Candy")
1920- Women's role in society is expanded as they enter the work force during WWI ("College Candy")
1963- The Equal Pay Act makes it illegal for employers to pay a woman less than a man for the same job, although women are still being paid 45% less than men ("College Candy").
1964- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act bans discrimination in employment based on sex ("College Candy").
1968- The Supreme Court states that women meeting the physical requirements can work in jobs that have previously been for men only ("College Candy").
1970s- Women begin to attend colleges and grad schools in fields such as medical, dental, law, and business.("College Candy").
1941- Almost 7 million women enter the workforce, including 2 million in heavy industry, thanks to a shortage of workers during WWII ("College Candy")
1945- Eleanor Roosevelt is appointed to the UN and serves as chairman of its Commission on Human Rights ("College Candy")
1976- 42% of all women and 73% of all men aged 15+ had jobs in Canada
1978- Employment discrimination against pregnant women is banned with the Pregnancy Discrimination Act ("College Candy").
1980s- 17% of total doctors in the U.S. are female ("College Candy").
1980s- 49% of all master's degrees and 13% of all doctoral degrees are achieved by women ("College Candy").
1990- Gulf War: Women serve in combat for the first time ("College Candy").
2006- 58% of all women and 68% of all men aged 15+ had jobs in Canada ("College Candy").
2010: President Barack Obama signs for equal pay rights in the workplace ("College Candy").
2012: The number of male nurses in the U.S. has increased by two thirds over the past 20 years, male telephone operators 50%, librarians 45%, bank tellers 40%, and male preschool and kindergarten teachers have helped boost the number of male teachers by 28% (Blackmore).
Men in the Workplace: Stereotypes
Stereotypes of Women
in the Workplace
*men are still traditionally seen as being the supervisor at home: head of the households
*men tend to hold administrative positions and heavy duty jobs such as plumbers, construction workers, or electricians
*men tend to not have jobs such as social workers or elementary school teachers
*women are usually “behind the scenes” or the threads that hold everything together
*the woman has always been viewed in the traditional viewpoint of what role she should play (housewife, caretaker)
*even when women break the stereotypical role of a “housewife” and join the workforce, they are still not given an equal opportunity at acquiring a job that would be of higher recognition (men usually take those positions)
*while women have positions that support the administrator (secretaries, assistants)
*women usually go into the fields that require doing social good (social worker, teaching in schools)
Functionalists believe that everything in society exists in order to perform a specific function.
Malinowski argued that culture is functioned to meet the needs of individuals rather than society as a whole. (Theories of Culture, Unknown)
Each part of society is to serve a a specific purpose. Women and men have different roles and functions in a society based on cognitive abilites to maximize efficiency in the working world.
This theory states that humans tend to see things that are opposite to one another.
Men and women are opposite genders, so society develops assumptions and stereotypes that place these groups into certain career fields or professions. Society is structured in a way that the roles in the workplace are predetermined.
Gender Differences: examines how a women’s experience of social situations differ from men’s. Feminist theorists believe that the difference roles assigned to women and men within institution/workplace explain gender difference, including the sexual division of labour. (e.g. Women are nurses because they are considered to be more kind/nurturing while men are doctors b/c they are considered more practical and dominant)
Gender Inequality: Recognizes that women’s location in, or experience of, social situations are not only different but also unequal to men’s.
Gender Oppression: Theories of gender oppression state that women are actively oppressed, subordinated, and even sometimes abused by men.
Structural Oppression: States that women’s oppression and inequality are a result of capitalism, patriarchy, and racism. White women and black women, for example, face different forms of discrimination in the workplace. (Crossman, 2008)
Crossman, A. (2008). Feminist Theory. http://sociology.about.com/od/Sociological-Theory/a/FeministTheory.htm.
Unknown. (undated). Theories of Culture. http://spruce.flint.umich.edu/~simoncu/269/culture.htm.
"The History of Women in the Workplace ." College Candy. Credit Score, 3 2010. Web. 7 Dec 2012. <http://collegecandy.com/2010/11/03/the-history-of-women-in-the-workplace-infographic/>
Blackmore, Bill. "More Men Take Traditionally Female Jobs ." ABC News. ABC News, 1 2012. Web. 7 Dec 2012. <http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=129474&page=1
- Workplace Diversity: now that men and women are more mixed in certain career fields, there is a greater variety of skills and ideas offered by both sexes.
- Acceptance: for both genders, it is now increasingly accepted and respected in society for flexibility in occupation based on interest and skill.