What is the current wage gap, and what is the cause of it according to Stone?     a.     The current wage gap is women earning on average 78cents to every mans dollar. The gap can be partially explained by differences in human capital, hours worked, unionization and outright discrimination.      b.     Major sources of this wage gap are unknown.     c.     The current wage gap is 2$ for every 45 cents that a woman earns and it is caused by discrepency in talent.   Stone talks about a "motherhood penalty" which prevented them from advancing in their careers - what does this mean, and how can it be addressed.     a.     Workplace inequality is linked to the division of labor at home. Men are likely to only do the cooking then the dishes, which consolidates the idea that women look after mens mess, and this translates to the relationship between men and women in the workplace. Men should do more cleaning activities.     b.     Workplace inequality is linked to the division of labor at home. The  gendered nature of care, and the lack of state support for working mothers means women have to take time off from work to look after their children. An effective response would be to provide more support gender equitable care and earning.     c.     Workplace inequality is linked to the preference given to grades atttained in the educational system. Although women do well in school and university, men get better jobs with lower GPA's. A way to solve this is to make an independent review board of grades and their impact on employment prospects.     d.     Workplace inequality is linked to the position women attain in the political system. There are not many women politicians and this has a large impact on the ability for fair pay legislation to be passed. Political parties should run all women lists in certain wards to ensure more gender parity in congress.    How might motherhood function as a "status charachteristic"?     a.     Motherhood gives women a vaulted status in society.     b.     Contemporary cultural beliefs assume that employed mothers are more concerned with unionizing, something at odds with the current economic structure of the workplace.     c.     Contemporary cultural beliefs assume that employed mothers are more committed to work/life balance and therefore look to work in an evironment that is more child friendly, limiting their employment prospects.     d.     Contemporary cultural beliefs assume that employed mothers are less committed to work and therefore put in less effort. There is a belief that mothers will always be on call for their children and not their work - this has proven to be a false dichotomy.   What are the two enduring pattern of gender inequality according to Correll and Paik?     a.     Answer 2 and 3.      b.     Sexual discrimination in the workplace and access to work perks.     c.     Tensions between motherhood and the "ideal worker" and the glass cieling to employment progression for women, the latter being a "motherhood" cieling.      d.     The ability to express ones femininity in the workplace as opposed to men expressing their masculinity and the lack of women oriented social activities.

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  1. What is the current wage gap, and what is the cause of it according to Stone?
   

a.     The current wage gap is women earning on average 78cents to every mans dollar. The gap can be partially explained by differences in human capital, hours worked, unionization and outright discrimination. 

   

b.     Major sources of this wage gap are unknown.

   

c.     The current wage gap is 2$ for every 45 cents that a woman earns and it is caused by discrepency in talent.

 

  1. Stone talks about a "motherhood penalty" which prevented them from advancing in their careers - what does this mean, and how can it be addressed.
   

a.     Workplace inequality is linked to the division of labor at home. Men are likely to only do the cooking then the dishes, which consolidates the idea that women look after mens mess, and this translates to the relationship between men and women in the workplace. Men should do more cleaning activities.

   

b.     Workplace inequality is linked to the division of labor at home. The  gendered nature of care, and the lack of state support for working mothers means women have to take time off from work to look after their children. An effective response would be to provide more support gender equitable care and earning.

   

c.     Workplace inequality is linked to the preference given to grades atttained in the educational system. Although women do well in school and university, men get better jobs with lower GPA's. A way to solve this is to make an independent review board of grades and their impact on employment prospects.

   

d.     Workplace inequality is linked to the position women attain in the political system. There are not many women politicians and this has a large impact on the ability for fair pay legislation to be passed. Political parties should run all women lists in certain wards to ensure more gender parity in congress. 

 

  1. How might motherhood function as a "status charachteristic"?
   

a.     Motherhood gives women a vaulted status in society.

   

b.     Contemporary cultural beliefs assume that employed mothers are more concerned with unionizing, something at odds with the current economic structure of the workplace.

   

c.     Contemporary cultural beliefs assume that employed mothers are more committed to work/life balance and therefore look to work in an evironment that is more child friendly, limiting their employment prospects.

   

d.     Contemporary cultural beliefs assume that employed mothers are less committed to work and therefore put in less effort. There is a belief that mothers will always be on call for their children and not their work - this has proven to be a false dichotomy.

 

  1. What are the two enduring pattern of gender inequality according to Correll and Paik?
   

a.     Answer 2 and 3. 

   

b.     Sexual discrimination in the workplace and access to work perks.

   

c.     Tensions between motherhood and the "ideal worker" and the glass cieling to employment progression for women, the latter being a "motherhood" cieling. 

   

d.     The ability to express ones femininity in the workplace as opposed to men expressing their masculinity and the lack of women oriented social activities.

 

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