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100
Why have women traditionally received less education than men?
Because they stay home and watch the kids.
100
Do more men than women graduate high school, or vice versa?
Vice versa (more women graduate)
100
Traditionally, _______ have received less education than ________.
Women/Men
100
Why do men and women generally choose different paths in early adulthood?
They have different interests.
100
Which gender dominates the poorly paid occupations?
Women
200
In what decade did women begin entering the workplace?
1970s
200
What is considered a traditionally "male" field?
Engineering, etc. (anything math/science related or hands on)
200
True or False: The percentage of boys graduating is less than the overall percentage of graduates.
True: 78% of boys graduate, while 85% of all high school students graduate.
200
True or False: Canadian women earn less than Canadian men do.
True. (New trend enveloped by the women's movement is "equal pay for work of equal value" a.k.a. pay equity)
200
In the last 25 years, education of ______ has been a focus of concern in most Western countries.
Females/Women/Girls
300
In what area of the world has the education of females been a focus of concern for the past 25 years?
The west (the Americas)
300
At the beginning of the ___ century, the focus of concern was the underachievement of boys.
21st
300
In what subject areas do girls do better than boys?
Writing and reading
300
True or False: Pay equity laws have been enacted in Canada.
False
300
100 years ago, any jobs that required the use of machines were ______'s jobs.
Men
400
True or False: Women earn a higher percentage of university degrees than men.
True
400
True or False: Boys do better in math and science than girls.
False (Boys and girls do equally well)
400
True or False: Women earn more than half of medicine and law university degrees.
True (They earn 58%)
400
What is the solution to the lack of pay equity laws in Canada?
Encouraging young women to enter the so-called non-traditional but better paying occupations.
400
Because it is now recognized that women are as productive as men in the workplace, what is happening?
Women are entering non-traditional occupations.
500
Women tend to place higher value on intrinsic awards, such as ________.
Competence and people-oriented goals
500
Men tend to place more value on extrinsic awards, such as _______.
High pay and status
500
Why have women traditionally received less education than men?
Because they were going to stay home and take care of children.
500
What laws requires employers to ensure that work of equal value is paid the same?
Pay equity laws.
500
What 1997 act forbids discrimination in hiring?
The 1997 Human Rights Act.