EMPLOYMENT Flashcards
what is there in the labour market?
systemic racial discrimination
how is there systemic racial discrimination in the labour market?
unemployment, occupational attainment and pay
what do white WC boys have according to the Runneymede report?
lower levels of educational attainment but have higher rates of employment and social mobility than black people
black workers with degrees earn __% less than white workers
23%
Wood studied…
job application
Wood found that __% of applications were favoured if they had a…
29% of applications were favoured if they had a white sounding name
what did Battu and Sloane find?
EM were overeducated for the jobs they were in
Davidson found the ____ ceiling
concrete ceiling
what is the concrete ceiling?
it is when ethnic minority women cannot even reach promotion or higher paid jobs in comparison to the ‘glass ceiling’ for white women
