Thursday, January 8, 2009
After the discussion in today's class. I still ponder the feminist inequality. In the "The conundrum of difference" article it states , "Women as a group are economically disadvantaged in the U.S. Society today". Also, state that women make 65% of what men do. Is this because less women work in higher paid jobs? Or what? From my experience at community college there were more women then men. Then, coming to PLU its the same, more women then men. It seems to me that women are going to college more then men. But, thinking about this experience and looking at the stats doesn't add up to me.
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It is an important question to ask WHY this wage inequality exists - whether it is because they pay is lower in the kinds of work that women do, or because women are paid less for doign the same work as men. There is much evidence that it is both - and more. Typically "female" jobs tend to pay less- they are undervalued *because* it is considered "women's work," not becuase the job is easier, requires less training, etc...
ReplyDeleteYou note that women seem to outnumber men in college - this is a trend - they also tend to perform better in many fields, but there are sooooooooo many obstacles to wage equality after training is complete. For example, that whole business about combining work and family....