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Gender

Today Gender in the workplace Gender Socialization Sign up for Extra Credit Sociologist Presentation. Gender. “You can’t get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.” -Jerry West, former Laker player, coach, and GM. Ways to help victims of Boston Marathon Attacks.

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Gender

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  1. Today • Gender in the workplace • Gender Socialization • Sign up for Extra Credit Sociologist Presentation Gender “You can’t get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.”-Jerry West, former Laker player, coach, and GM

  2. Ways to help victims of Boston Marathon Attacks www.redcross.org

  3. Extra Credit Power Point Option:Sociologists to Know Extra Credit5 minute Power Point Presentation (or Prezi.com) Select a sociologist (sign up in class) 4 points possible Samples and details on website

  4. Example: How do sexualized dolls like the Bratz influence young girls? • Upcoming Assignment • Bring in a media image from a magazine (non-pornographic) that you feel relates to issues of gender • Think of an open-ended question to ask the class about the picture. • Type up the question. 4 points • You must be in class to earn full points

  5. Sex Vs. Gender Gender = social characteristics • Sex = Biological characteristics • Female or Male Microsoft Images

  6. Sex Vs. Gender • expected behaviors and dispositions • Masculinity and femininity • Appropriate behavior Gender Microsoft Images

  7. What causes differences in behavior? • Biological determinism: differences are in born (Example: men being more aggressive due more testosterone)

  8. What causes differences in behavior? • Gender socialization: we learn the expectations of our sex very early on in life

  9. Gender Socialization in toys

  10. Gender Socialization in toys

  11. Gender roles = rights and obligations that are normal for men and women in a particular culture Learned as children

  12. Are each of the following more male or female characteristics in your opinion? compassionate aggressive sensitive ambitious gentle demure logical talkative emotional

  13. Gender In The Workplace • Create a GENDER BASED group of 4-5 • In your group create a list of what you think were the • top 10 jobs dominated by men in 2010 and the • top 10 jobs dominated by women in 2010 in the U.S. • 3. Make 2 copies of your list • 4. Turn in one list to the teacher (put names on this list) • 5. Keep one list • You have 10 minutes • 1 point extra credit for the group with the most correct answers

  14. Top 10 Jobs Dominated by Women in 2010 Top 10 Jobs Dominated by Men in 2010 Do you think 2013 is the same? What stands out? Automobile mechanics Firefighters Construction workers Airplane pilots Mechanical engineers Janitors/custodians/ maintenance Police officers Dentists Computer software engineers CEO’s • Secretaries/receptionists • Nurses • Teachers • Health aides • Customer service representative/retail sales • Retail sales managers • Cashiers • Maids/housekeeping • Childcare workers • Accountants/auditors United States Department of Labor

  15. Pattern in which men and women tend to work in different fields Gender segregation

  16. Pink collar jobs: fewer benefits, less money, lower prestige, and more women.

  17. Glass Ceiling: Women in male dominated fields have difficulty in upward mobility • Glass Escalator: Men in female dominated fields are promoted quickly

  18. What is Gender Stratification? Unequal access to: • power • prestige • property on the basis of sex

  19. Equal Pay Act of 1963 aimed to end gender discrimination in pay Discrimination occurs when: • employees perform equal work, equal skill, effort, and responsibility • similar working conditions

  20. Gender Stratification In 2010, women made : $0.77 for every $1.00 their male counterparts earned African-American women: $0.67 Latina women: $0.58 Source: U.S. Census Bureau Current Population Survey, 2011 Annual Social and Economic Supplement, Series PINC-05

  21. Source: http://www.pay-equity.org/ 2008

  22. Gender Discrimination in the Workplace 2007 the Supreme Court ruled Lilly Ledbetter, wasn't entitled to sue Goodyear for pay discrimination (paid less than her male co-workers almost 20 years) View Lilly Ledbetter Case

  23. Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act 2009 signed by President Obama plaintiff could sue beyond the 180-day period if he/she did not, and could not, have discovered the discrimination earlier.

  24. April 27th, 2010 Lawsuit against Wal-Mart • Close to 1 million women state that they were paid less, given fewer opportunities for promotion

  25. Outcome: June 2011, Supreme Court Ruled in favor of Wal-Mart 5-4 opinion

  26. What are the expectations? What emotions/actions are more acceptable for men to exhibit than women? What emotions/actions do you think are more acceptable for women to exhibit than men? Why? View News Report -Boys Socialization and Emotions

  27. Example: How do sexualized dolls like the Bratz influence young girls? • Due next class: • Read article posted on website So Sexy So Soon • Bring in a media image from a magazine (non-pornographic) that you feel relates to issues of gender • Think of an open-ended question to ask the class about the picture related to gender • Type up the question. 4 points • You must be in class to earn full points

  28. Gender Roles and 3 Theories Review 3 Major Theories Functionalist Conflict Theorist Symbolic Interactionist Jobs people perform and how society functions. How is something helpful or hurtful in society? Inequality and looks for groups that might be taking advantage of other groups. Haves vs Have Nots Influence of social groups, labels, and meanings of symbols

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