gender inequality Flashcards
What are the 2 key types of segregation that Webers theory suggests
horizontal segregation
vertical segregation
Barron and Noris
dual labour market
Engels
men gained control over women through their initial ownership of private property, to pass into their heirs
Beechey
women are less likely to join trade unions, and more likely to accept lower paid jobs
gauntlet
Men are shown as heroes and women are shown as victims
mulvey
male gaze
mcrobbie and garber
male gaze
seager
Asked men and women to keep time diaries…men did more paid work, women did more domestic work and men had more leisure time
chapman
Children given gender stereotpical chores in the home
department of health (2010)
females are likely to live four years longer than males
ONS
found that men develop heart disease 10 years earlier than women The rate of suicide is three times more likely for men
benatar
men do the least desirable and most dangerous job
warin
found the majority of families believed the father should be the breadwinner, men subsequently feel pressure to provide for the family
oakley
believes gender inequality takes root from a young age because of gender
role socialisation in the family - this is then reinforced by other agents of
socialisation such as education and the media
