Gender

Question 1

Workplace Inequalities for women - Horizontal segregation

Answer 1

According to Weberian, different sectors are dominated by different genders. Women are disproportionately found in the 5 C’s: Cleaning, caring, catering, cashiering, clerical, tend to be low paid

Question 2

Workplace Inequalities for women - Vertical segregation

Answer 2

According to Weberian, within occupations women tend to be concentrated at lower level of status + pay, fewer women than men occupying managerial/top positions

Question 3

Workplace Inequalities for women - Glass Ceiling

Answer 3

Weberian theorise that when women try to access upper managerial jobs, encounter a glass ceiling, they can see the top jobs but they cannot reach them, due to discrimination/restrictions

Question 4

Workplace Inequalities for women - Gender Pay Gap

Answer 4

Average difference in earnings recieved by male + female employees, in 2022 it was just over 15%, women make up 45% of workforce, approximately 40% of these are part time workers

Question 5

Workplace Inequalities for women - Motherhood penalty

Answer 5

Fawcett society - many women go part time after having a kid, men don’t go part time. They found that women appear to be offered less promotional opportunities after having a kid, as they are perceived as less committed to their jobs