TEST 2 Chapter 4 Flashcards
what does this define: biological, physiological, hormonal and chromosomal differences of males, females and intersexed people.
Sex
What does this define: the subordination of one sex, female, based on the assumed superiority of the other sex, male
Sexism
What does this define: socially constructed sets of attitudes that dictate what behaviours, thoughts, and emotions are appropriate for each sex, these are culturally specific, change over time, and are associated with notions of femininity or masculinity.
Gender
What does this define: a hierarchical system of social organization in which cultural, political, and economic structures are controlled by men?
Patriarchy
How much percent of women ages 25 y/o and over participated in the labour force in 2014
60.8 percent
The 2011 Violence Against Women Survey showed that over ______ women over the age of 15 were victims of violent crimes in Canada according to police reports
173,000
Who is more subjected to violent crimes (Younger people or Older people)
Younger people
Women’s reports of criminal harassment are __x than men’s reports
3x
women’s reports of sexual offences are __x than men’s reports
11 times
what is this: the invisible institutional barrier constructed by male management that prevents women from reaching top positions in major corporations and other large-scale organizations
Glass ceiling
What is this: quick upward movement and gaining of higher salaries of men in “women’s professions” disproportionate to their number
Glass Escalator
the ___ is the disparity between women’s and men’s earning
Wage Gap
