Gender Inequality and Sexual Harassment Chaeri Jeong & Jason

The Pay Gap The ratio of women who work outside home for wages is gradually growing. 1 to 2 (today) The percentage of women who are in the workforce is higher in center of the U.S., (ie. Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin…) More than 65 to 75%

US Women who work full time average only 68% of what men are paid Child Penalty: Women missing out on work experience while they care for children

Even in colleges, gender gap in pay begins Men start out at higher salaries than women Only 8 of the 500 top corporations are headed by women

The Cracking Glass Ceiling Glass Ceiling: the mostly invisible barrier that keeps women from advancing to the top levels at work Women are steered into human resources or public relations field Less capable of leadership Women lack mentors  Successful executives who take an interest in them and teach them the ropes. No opportunities to develop leadership skills

Glass Ceiling Not all the time Rich husbands… Glass escalator “You’re a guy so you get promoted/paid more/…”

Gender and control of workers Men are real workers but women are there too… No matter what your job is you’re primarily a woman (Karen Hossfeld) Encouraging them to think of themselves as women workers makes them easier to control When their bosses flirted with them, they were less inclined to file grievances

Sexual Harassment Unwelcome sexual attention at work or school, which may affect a person’s job or school performance or create hostile environment… Structural Problem More than doing obnoxious things Abusing their positions of authority in order to force unwanted sexual activities on women

The meaning of sexual harassment is vague and shifting Court cases constantly change what is considered as sexual harassment and what is not Ie) photographing a woman’s legs