G&S PART 1 2QUARTER Flashcards
AVERAGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
REMUNERATION FOR MEN AND WOMEN WHO
ARE WORKING. WOMEN ARE GENERALLY
CONSIDERED TO BE PAID LESS THAN MEN.
GENDER PAY GAP
Women could inherit property.
1922
Sexual harassment is a legal term that refers to
unsolicited verbal or physical behaviour of a
sexual nature (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2018). It
includes any sexually motivated behaviour that
the recipient finds offensive. Women and girls can
be victims of sexual harassment in the home, the
workplace, in school, and the larger community,
among other places
SEXUAL ASSAULT
DISPROPORTIONATE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SEXES. CONVENTIONAL WISDOM IS THAT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BOYS AND GIRLS IN MATH AND SCIENCE ARE NOT A MATTER OF BIOLOGY; ANY OBSERVABLE DIFFERENCES ARE
INFLUENCES OF THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT.
GENDER GAP
EFFECTS OF GENDER INEQUALITY
-Mental health issues
-Lower fertility rates
- Increased rate of illiteracy higher suicide rate
-Low standard of living
- Violation of rights
: Women allowed to borrow in their own name.
1980
Discrimination based on gender (or sex) is a
common civil rights violation that takes many
forms, including sexual harassment,
pregnancy discrimination, and unequal pay
for women who do the same jobs as men.
GENDER
DISCRIMINATION
Women and men have equal conditions for realizing their full human rights and for contributing to, and benefiting from economic, social, cultural and political development.
Gender equality
THERE ARE TWO DISTINCT NUMBERS REGARDING THE
PAY GAP: _________ vs ___________
THE LATTER TYPICALLY TAKES INTO ACCOUNT
DIFFERENCES IN OCCUPATIONS CHOSEN, EDUCATION
AND JOB EXPERIENCE. IN THE UNITED STATES, FOR
EXAMPLE, THE NON-ADJUSTED AVERAGE FEMALE’S
ANNUAL SALARY IS ____ OF THE AVERAGE MALE
SALARY, COMPARED TO ____ FOR THE ADJUSTED
AVERAGE SALARY.
NON-ADJUSTED VERSUS ADJUSTED PAY GAP.
79%
95%
: Women became ‘persons’ by law.
1929
describes the
situation in which people are treated
differently simply because they are male or
female, rather than on the basis of their
individual skills or capabilities.
GENDER
DISCRIMINATION
Women could become lawyers.
1920
A woman seeking the right to vote through organized protest.
Suffragettes
THE TERM “GENDER GAP” IN ECONOMICS REFERS
TO _____________ BETWEEN MEN AND
WOMEN IN LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES,
INCLUDING WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION RATES,
OCCUPATIONAL CHOICES, AND INCOME OR WAGE
LEVELS. THESE DISPARITIES, A FOCUS OF THE
WOMEN’S MOVEMENT IN THE 1960S AND 1970S,
HAVE BEEN STUDIED BY ECONOMISTS SINCE THE
1890S.
SYSTEMATIC DIFFERENCES
is the prejudice or discrimination based on
sex, especially in the form of discrimination
against women. (Miriam Webster)
It can also mean the unfair treatment of
people based on their sex or gender.
SEXISM
