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 1. Summary

This chapter deals with gender. "Gender" refers to the social position an individual perceives or projects within a culturally established name between masculine and feminine behavior. However, sex generally refers to the allocation of individuals into socially constructed categories based on medical, religious, familial, and/or perceived genetic and biological factors by government authorities.
Based on this gender, it deals with interesting topics such as patriarchy and gender discrimination between men and women.

2. an interesting point
The job gap between men and women was very interesting. Women's and men's participation in labor went through a big change with the advent of capitalism. Since 1971, the labor participation rate of women has increased significantly, but they still earn an average of $17,000 less than men. Women are concentrated in low-wage jobs, and the wage gap exists. In particular, there is a "glass cliff" phenomenon, earning about 91% of the same qualifications as men. The causes of the gender wage gap are job classification, maternity wage penalties, and customer bias. Customers create a wage gap in preference for white men, and white men get more job opportunities thanks to networking. It seems to have been more interesting to have learned about the glass ceiling in high school.


3. discussion
Why do women's glass ceilings happen, and what are the personal and national efforts to overcome them?

Comments

  1. 이주영 JuYoung LeeJune 17, 2024 at 7:34 AM

    Gender is explored here, focusing on societal roles and the job gap between men and women in the labor market. Despite increased female labor force participation since 1971, women still earn less on average than men, often due to job classification, maternity penalties, and biases favoring white men in hiring. Overcoming women's glass ceilings requires personal empowerment through education and mentorship, alongside national policies promoting pay transparency and workplace equality.

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