Sex Segregation can be defined by the role a male of female take on in the employment industry. Many men and women who are in the careers they are in are because of their gender. As it was discussed din the reading and the videos women are taught to be more in touch with feelings and caring than men. Men are “stereotyped” to make money. As I have been on the campus at ASU for almost two years now I can see where the sex segregation plays it role. I have switched my major twice in process of completing my bachelor’s degree. In both of my majors I had female advisors. I have not encountered a male advisor in any of the two departments I was enrolled. Ironically, things have changed in the justice studies major because there is now a male advisor. Another sex segregation in the employment at ASU is within the top directors of the university itself. The president of the university is indeed a male. I also searched for many of the colleges within ASU to find that majority of the Deans were in fact male deans. In my childhood the socialization within my household was very stereotypical. My father had the fulltime job and my mother was a stay at home mom who cooked meals, cleaned the house, raised us kids etc… The gender roles were produced very early in life. My brother and I were involved in every athletic sport through the school. Socialization is related to patriarchy because they work hand in hand. Women are socialized to do the women tasks. Men are socialized to do men task. The patriarchy is defined as the man has the supreme power. In the radio interview titled “Moms Become Breadwinners As Job Losses Hit Men,” it discusses that the one stable job market that exist is the health care profession. Women make up around ¾ of the health care profession. As the construction industry and other industries are laying men off from their jobs women have to become the breadwinners for their families. The problem that still exist is that women even though they have a lower unemployment rate then men, they are still being paid less. A woman makes around $.77 to a men’s dollar. This gap still persists because women are paid less. The radio host explains how 14% of women, who are working fulltime, have gone out and got a second job.
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Ron,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your reflections and thoughtful response. It is amazing that the university is a highly sex-segregated site of employment. Since I have been at ASU, I only recall two male secretaries. SJSI hired another male advisor – we now have two for the first time in our history and one woman. However, all the other staff members are women, including the persons in charge of the budget and grants – all positions easily classified as clerical but with highly developed skills. The difference also appears when you compare and contrast the number of full professors to associate professors. Women faculty members tend to remain in associate positions much longer then men. Also, the male-dominated fields, such as engineering, is also dominated by male faculty members. This is also reflected in nursing (when we had a school of nursing) and social work.
I liked your comments on the radio clip. I don’t think that men are quite aware of how paying women less hurts them as well. However, if you have a dual career couple, the entire family suffers from her lost of pay and social security. The category of the “working-poor” seems to be growing. Jobs pay so little that families cannot survive on one paycheck and parents are forced to hold two jobs. This of course has an impact on family life but it has become a reality for many families.
Professor Romero