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Affirmative Action and Gender Issues

Affirmative Action and Gender Issues. - tips for mod 3. Module 3, Lecture 2. PAF 101. “Be ever soft and pliable like a reed, not hard and unbending like a cedar.”. ~The Talmud. Is Affirmative Action a problem?. No! It is a . . . . Policy. What’s the Problem . Racial Discrimination

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Affirmative Action and Gender Issues

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  1. Affirmative Action and Gender Issues - tips for mod 3

  2. Module 3, Lecture 2 PAF101 “Be ever soft and pliable like a reed, not hard and unbending like a cedar.” ~The Talmud

  3. Is Affirmative Action a problem? No! It is a . . . Policy

  4. What’s the Problem • Racial Discrimination • Racial Inequality • Lack of Diversity • Impact of Poverty on Economic Opportunity

  5. Socio-Economic Discrimination • Colgate: “It would not work to use socio-economic measures instead of race because that would cut out the middle class students who are most likely to succeed.”

  6. Meritocracy versusDemocracy

  7. Workforce Gender Discrimination • Is it a societal problem? What is bad about it? • Is there anything good about it?

  8. Some Downside to Growing Gender Equality • Women are catching up to dying almost as soon as men. • Men are dropping out of high school and college. SU use to be 50-50 and is now 45-55.

  9. Example of 5.1-5.2 Gender Wage Issue 5.1 Women make less money than men for the same job and this limits the economic opportunity for women. 5.2 Evidence of the Problem1. Trend line showing wage differential between 1985 and 1995. 2. Wage differences by job shown in a table. 3. Quote from an expert.

  10. Weekly Earning by Sex/Occupation, 2002 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor, 2002

  11. Example of 5.3 Gender Wage Issue 5.3Causes • Discrimination by male elite • Historical lag • Male dominated jobs pay more • Demands of parenting break career patterns.

  12. Is the Wage Gap Changing? The median Difference: The median annual salary for men is $37,000 while for women it is only $29,000 creating an $8,000 differential. According to National Averages in 2002 – FOR EVERY DOLLAR A MAN MAKES A WOMAN WITH COMPARABLE SKILLS IN A SIMILAR POSITION WILL ONLY MAKE 76 CENTS. 4 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2003

  13. Example of 5.5 Gender Wage Issue 5.5ARole of Business

  14. Example of 5.5B Gender Wage Issue 5.5BRole of Non- Profits • Regional Learning Service— displaced homemakers • Child Care Council • Organization mentioned in How You Can Help

  15. Relating Ch.5 to Ch.6 Preparing A Policy Proposal • Using Chapter 5 exercises as a base, develop three proposed policies and select one aimed at: • Ameliorating the problem identified in 5.1 • Improving conditions identified in 5.2 • Addressing causes listed in 5.3 • Recognizing existing policies in 5.4 • Having an impact on the private and non-profit sectors in 5.5

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