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Women in the Work Force
Men in the Work Force
Baby Boomers
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Employment
100
Early in 20th century women were most likey to get jobs in this area.
What is domestic jobs?
100
In the early 20th century African Canadian were restricted to this jobs.
What are servants and porters ?
100
The baby boom generation was born after this war.
What is World War II?
100
The cohort born between 1947 and 1966.
What is baby boom generation?
100
In 1999, the percent of post-secondary graduates reported being in full-time jobs.
What is 50 % ?
200
Girls from lower classes worked as this.
What is servents ?
200
In the early 20th century Chinese men were limited to this job.
What is labourers ?
200
Because of growing economy and well paying jobs it was the norm for baby boomers to do these things at a much younger age.
What is leaving home, marrying, and having children?
200
Starting at the bottom and working your way to the top.
What is ladder of success?
200
In 2000, this percent of students ages 15 to 19 expected to get the job they wanted when they graduated.
What is 86% ?
300
Women still earn less income then men this is because of this.
What is part time jobs or mat leave
300
In the early 20th century Aboriginal men worked these jobs.
What is forestry or fishing ?
300
Because baby boomers are in their 60s-70s this is increasing the demand for this occupation.
What is nursing?
300
The generation born after that of the baby boomers (roughly from the early 1960s to mid 1970s).
What is generation X?
300
Graduates who had this employed easier.
What is co-op experience or volenteer experiences ?
400
Girls from higher classes could marry into this.
What is companionate marriage ?
400
This race of men received lower wages until they were married.
What are white men ?
400
Baby boom generation were promoted fairly rapidly and stayed in these positions for many years, creating this problem for generation X.
What is fewer job opportunities?
400
A career in the field you studied in post secondary.
What is occupational field?
400
On average graduates are more likely to change jobs this many times within the first couple years.
What is 2.1 in the first two years?
500
In 2000, 82 percent of women were employed full time. This percent were unemployed.
What is 5 % ?
500
This occupation was paid less then minimum wage.
What are apprentices ?
500
Because of the growing job opportunities baby boomers were expected to start here and work their way up the ladder of success.
What is starting at the bottom?
500
Preconceived and oversimplified impressions of the characteristics of people or situations; for example, expectations of people based on gender.
What is stereotypes?
500
These professional programs are most likely to be fully employed.
What is medicine, law, nursing, or law enforement ?