Exam 8: Gender Inequality

Elke has recently arrived from Sweden to work at the Canadian branch of IKEA.When asked for her impressions of the Canadian workplace,she expressed that she found it odd that she was one of three females to be working in upper management ,with the other fourteen positions being held by men.She goes on to explain that in Sweden's IKEA head office,there are just as many women as men in these positions.What is Elke describing in this Canadian workplace?

The concentration of men in some occupations and women in others is called "occupational inequality."

Human capital theory is a demand-side explanation for gender inequalities in paid work.

According to the text,overall,what is concluded about nonstandard work?

According to Livingston and Parker (2011),how many hours per week do married fathers spend on child care?

According to the text,which of the following has been a factor in female workforce participation?

What is queuing theory and why is it an important theoretical tool for sociologists?

Shereen argues that gender division of labour is a central feature of gender inequality.Her mother asks her what the gendered division of labour is.Which statement would be Shireen's reply?

When measuring social inequality between men and women,the asymmetrical distribution of one of the following factors must be considered.Which factor is it?

Which term refers to an occupational structure where men and women are numerically concentrated in different occupations?

Which of the following was the basis for the institutionalization of a gendered division of labour?

Despite decades of effort,workplaces are still highly gender segregated and this fact contributes significantly to the wage gap between men and women.Explain how gender segregation in the workplace negatively affects the earning power of women.

According to the text,what is an important resource of material well-being?

What is the paradox of preferences?

Most young men and women say they expect to share domestic responsibilities equally.Given what you now know from reading the text,discuss what the likely reality for these young couples will be and why.

Time availability theory asserts that time spent in paid work limits the amount of time spent on domestic chores.

A busy,profit-focused accounting firm interviews many qualified female accountants;however,senior managers favour hiring males because they are less likely to be absent from work for things such as child-care issues.What term is best applied to this kind of hiring practice?

A progressive company's directors instruct the human resources department to make every reasonable effort to hire socially representative numbers of women,ethnic minorities,and people with mental and physical disabilities.What term best describes these hiring policies?

A supply-side argument for explaining gender inequalities in paid work would focus on the institutional and structural barriers that impede women's participation in paid work.

According to the text,what has been the impact of Quebec's 2005 policy that affords Québécois fathers five weeks of paid leave after the birth of a child?