Consequences of Inequality in The Family Flashcards
consequences of family inequality - women’s career
suffers as limited in jobs as housework restricts them from concentrating on progressing their careers
reinforced men’s economic superiority
presence of dependent children important factors on working patterns of women but doesn’t impact men
consequences of family inequality - inequalities in employment
women w/children seen as less reliable by employers
employers reluctant to invest expensive training programmes for women as they assume they’ll leave to have children
face hidden discrimination when they return from having children
give up paid work to look after elderly/children
more likely to move house for male partner rather than men
consequences of family inequality - darker side of family life
feminists; family inequality disadvantages women
growing privatisation and lack of support from extended kin can lead to emotional stress
primarily women/children that receive serious violence/abuse, men usually offenders
consequences of family inequality - how many murders family-related?
2/3
involve partner or ex
consequences of family inequality - domestic violence
1 in 4 women, 1 in 6 men
goes unreported/undiscovered
women stay due to fear, shame, financial insecurity, lack of alternative housing, children
consequences of family inequality - rape in marriage
CSEW; 3/4 rapes take place in the home of victim/offender
6% reported rapes lead to conviction
rape that occurs in relationships difficult to prove no consent
consequences of family inequality - feminist explanations for domestic violence
radical; a way men exercise patriarchal power by controlling women into state of submission
marxist; structural factors (social deprivation, culture of violence, low state of women) in society to blame
consequences of family inequality - how to stop domestic violence?
has its roots in structural inequality
increasing power/independence of women
improving their position in society
