Housework
Who does the most of the house work now and 4 decades ago?
The woman or women of the household
True or False: Occupational segregation has no effect on the gender pay gap
False
On average, to earn as much as a bachelor's degree, women must have what degree
A PhD
What gender are the backbone of low-skilled jobs in third-world countries?
Women
Is the woman's average workday (paid/unpaid) longer or shorter than a mans?
Longer
What was the minimum wage in the U.S. in 2018?
$7.25
Who was offered more money by universities on average?
John
How old are the workers in these factories/mills?
13 to 18 years-old
A woman's average unpaid work day is 4.1, how many hours is the mans?
2.7
what is the term when men experience advantages in female-dominated fields that allow them to succeed quickly?
glass escalator
what groups of people are affected by the wage gap (name 3)
Transgender, bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Hispanic, Women, African Americans, Asians
How long is the contract for those in the Sumangali system
3 years
What is the definition of GDP?
The total monetary value of all finished goods and services produced in a country in a year.
what is a double bind?
a lose-lose situation that most women experience in leadership positions
why does the wage gap increase as women progress in their careers
- Women are more likely to take off work for family responsibilities
- women are less likely to ask for a raise
What is the continual search for cheaper sources of labor to produce goods by transnational companies called?
Race to the Bottom
Name one way out of the two that were mentioned how unpaid work supports paid work?
Lowers the cost of labor for employers because activities to maintain the laborer are done for free.
Unpaid work makes up for goods and services that the government should but doesn’t make available.
What kind of jobs are women overrepresented in?
service-oriented jobs that are considered to require more feminine skills such as teaching or nurisng
What is the wage gap?
An unfair or undesirable difference between the average amount that two sectors of a population are paid
What is the degradation of the environment by transnational corporations in places such as Bangladesh called?
Environmental Racism