Chapter 11 Flashcards
what did Sweden come out with for expecting fathers
Called “daddy quotas” where the father gets paternity leave days about 25% of the total paid leave
in Sweden fathers spend ____ as much time as mothers do on childcare
2/3
Over the past 45 years the average women having their first child increased from ____ to ____
21 to 26
What is the stalled gender revolution
A historical trend in the us in which women made large gains in the workforce between 1960-1980 but began to plateau in 1990’s
___ of same sex couples share childcare responsibilities
74%
OVer the course of a heterosexual marriage, husbands contributions to housework _______
declines
Women today do __ as much housework as they did in 1965
half
Relative income hypothesis is
The theory that whoever makes more money does less housework
Women do up to ___ of housework before they report that its unfair where as men start to feel its unfair at ___
66% and men 36%
Women make up ___ of the worlds workforce
40%
Companies with more female executives have ____ profits
higher
What is transformational leadership style
used more by women than men, a style in which you lead by mentoring actively, inspiring trust, and encouraging others to develop their full potential.
What is Laissez-faire leadership style:
used more by men where you wait until problems are more severe to deal with them.
Sticky floor refers
to barriers that keep low-wage workers from ascending from the bottom. Women are paid less than men in the same positions, and given less chances as promotions.
Tug of war is
the gender bias in which women feel like they have to compete against one another for access to limited positions, promotions and workplace rewards
Queen bee syndrome
is a phenomenon in which women who hold authority positions in male-dominated professions dissociate themselves from other women and treat women employees more critically
In the usa ___ LGB individuals experienced employment discrimination and ___ experience work place harassment
42% and 35%
__ of transgender individuals experience different types of work bias and discrimination at work
57%
What group of people experience the most workplace harassment
Ethnic minority women
Occupational feminization is
when an occupation is male dominated becomes female dominated and actually decreases the wages
Occupational masculinization is
when an occupation is female dominated becomes male dominated and actually causes an increase in wages.
Time availability theory
Whoever spends less time in paid work does more housework
Maternal gatekeeping
Behaviors and attitudes that discourages men’s involvement in domestic labor and childcare
Glass ceilings
Invisible barrier in the workplace that keeps women from rising to the top
Glass cliff effect
The tendency to place women into leadership positions under risky, precarious circumstances in which likelihood of failure is high.
Prove it again bias
Gender bias in which stereotypes about women’s unsuitability for high status positions result in women having to work harder than men to prove competence.
Maternal wall
Reflects challenges that employed women face as mothers. That they’re less competent at their jobs.
Tightrope
Gender bias in which employed women feel like they have to compete against one another for access to limited positions, promotions, and workplace rewards.
Occupational segregation
Men primarily work in male dominated occupations and women primarily work in female dominated occupations
