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Gender Roles in the Workplace

Gender Roles in the Workplace. Genders Traditional Jobs. Women in the Workplace. Worked at home and took care of children. Stereotypes Women were thought to be too emotional in the workplace . Men in the Workplace. Worked and earned money to provide for the family. Stereotype

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Gender Roles in the Workplace

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  1. Gender Roles in the Workplace

  2. Genders Traditional Jobs

  3. Women in the Workplace • Worked at home and took care of children. Stereotypes • Women were thought to be too emotional in the workplace.

  4. Men in the Workplace • Worked and earned money to provide for the family. Stereotype • Men were thought to be too insensitive in the workplace.

  5. Gender DiscriminationUnfair Pay • http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=IlicRkAnDX8 Women still receive a smaller paycheck than a man even if they have the same job

  6. Evolution • 100 years ago women did not get as many job opportunities, many women stayed at home to look after her children and they didn’t have many rights. • Today women can do any job they want and the percentage of working women from 100 years ago till now has increased a lot. • Men used to dominate the workforce but now 47% of the workforce are women.

  7. Feminism in the Workplace • Equal rights for women both academically and socially. • Equal rights in the workplace. • Men can help by making women feel equal and by understanding women`s rights in the workplace.

  8. Bill 168 • In June, 2010, Bill 168 came into effect. • The policy is to protect people in the workplace from harassment and violence. • This bill gives women more rights in the workplace to protect them.

  9. Other Interesting Facts • According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, • White men (who once dominated the workplace) now account for about 45 percent of all workers. • White women and women of color make up 47 percent of the workplace. • In 1995, 76 percent of women between the ages of 25 and 54 worked outside the home, up from 50 percent in 1970.Read more: http://www.faqs.org/health/topics/8/Gender-roles.html#ixzz2iOav2puw

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