Gender inequalities

Question 1

Rastogi
What theory?
definition?
men are more? more focused on?
women's role in the family?
Therefore what is justifiable? Why?
What does personal income depend on?
what are women less committed to?
what are they more likely to opt for? Why?
Therefore what do women prioritise?
Therefore women develop less human capital meaning the have less? (3) leading to?

Answer 1

The Human Capital Theory
Refers to the skills and knowledge developed through education and training

As men and women have different roles e.g. men are more work orientated and women more home makers - the pay gap is justifiable as men have more human capital as they are more focused on the labour market.
Personal income depends on a person’s investment in developing human capital.
Women are less committed to paid work and are more likely to take career breaks or opt for part time work in order to continue to take care of the family.
Women priorise their role as a homemaker, fitting their maternal instincts

Women develop less human capital than men (less skills, compentency and experience leads to lower pay)

Question 2

Parsons
Roles of men and women?
Differences are? (2) What kind of society does this allow?
Men are more suited to?
Women are more suited for?
As women have a more expressive role what two things do they have less of and less suited for? Therefore, this leads to?

Answer 2

Women = expressive caring role
Men = instrumental role
Differences are innate and ascribed at birth = smooth running society
Men are more suited to paid employment and women are more suited for domesticity
As women have a more expressive role they are less motivated and less suited for they labour market than men as a result they are paid less

Question 3

Murdock
Where are women located?
why?(2)
Women are less able to perform? because?
What division is evident in all societies? why?

Answer 3

Women are located within the home due to their biological function of childbearing and physique. Women are less able than men to perform strenuous tasks as they are not as physically strong
The gender division in labour is evident in all societies as it is functional