Chapter 12 Work Flashcards
Gender Pay Gap
The difference between the incomes of the average man and woman who work full time
Gendered Job Segregation
The practice of filling occupations with mostly male or mostly female workers
Socialization Hypothesis
suggests that men and women respond to gender stereotypes when planning, training, and applying for jobs
Employer Selection Hypothesis
Proposes that employers tend to prefer men for masculine jobs and women for feminine jobs, slotting applicants into gender-consistent roles during hiring and promotion
Selective Exit Hypothesis
Highlights workers’ abandonment of counter-stereotypical occupations
Androcentric Pay Scale
A strong correlation between wages and the gender composition of the job
Masculinization of Wealth
The concentration of men in high-earning occupations, and their resulting ability to accumulate savings, investments, and assets
Emotion Work
The act of controlling one’s own emotions and managing the emotions of others
Care Work
Work that involves face-to-face caretaking of the physical, emotional, and educational needs of others: children, the elderly, the sick, and the disabled
Symbolic Threat
Their presence potentially degrades the identity of the dominant group
Glass Ceiling
An invisible barrier between women and top positions in masculine occupations
Glass Cliff
A heightened risk of failing, compared with similar men
Sticky Floor
Ones with no or low opportunity for promotion, tend to limit their aspirations
Glass Escalator
An invisible ride to the top offered to men in female-dominated occupations
Glass Closet
An invisible space in which sexual minorities hide their identities to avoid stigma, suspicion, or censure at work
