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American Workplace
Braydon Laughner
Essential Question
What are the issues regarding gender in the American workplace?
Early Civil rights
• 1840’s Seneca Falls, New York
• 1900’s
• 1920
(8.)
Women Jobs
• Job stereotypes for women include:• Nurse• Maid• Secretary• Teacher• Librarian
7.
Men Jobs
• Job Stereotypes for Men include:• Construction• Police• Mechanics• Engineers
7.
Why are men and women stereotyped into these roles?
- History
- Characteristics
Women
Degrees - 4.3 million Women – Social Workers
7.
Men
• Men obtain degrees in scientific fields, engineering.
7.
Pay gap
• 77 cents to the dollar• Men Vs. Women after college
7.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwogDPh-Sow
Buisness and Govt.
• Only 3.6% Fortune 500 CEOs are female.• 18 female CEOs to be exact(Statistics from 2011)• 45% of government workers are female as of
2005.
Population
• Only 59% of American woman were employed in 2005.
• 41% of women not doing anything adding to pay gap.
2012 annual averagesLabor Force
All images citation 4.
Statistics from the United States Department of Labor.
-Ratio of what women make compared to white men All – 78.6%White – 80.8%Black – 68.1%Asian - 87.6%Hispanic – 59.3% White men weekly earn an average
of $879.White women weekly earn an average of $710.
Job Percentages for Females
Citation 4.
Job percentages
Reasoning for pay gap
• Woman tend to go into degrees that pay less.
• Men tend to go into degrees that pay more.
Men Characteristics
• Tough
• Leaders
• To the point
9.
Women Characteristics
• Productive
• Sympathetic
• Attentive
9.
Works cited1. Why Are We Still Talking about Women's Issues in 2013?: Linda Salane at TEDxColumbiaSC.
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Web. 20 May 2014.4. "Women's Bureau (WB) - Employment Status for Women and Men in 2005."Women's Bureau
(WB) - Employment Status for Women and Men in 2005. N.p., Nov. 2005. Web. 26 May 2014.5. Bosker, Bianca. "Fortune 500 List Boasts More Female CEOs Than Ever Before." The
Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 07 May 2012. Web. 25 May 2014.6. "Statistics." AWARE. AWARE, 2008. Web. 26 May 2014.7. "Morguefile.com Free Stock Photos." Morguefile.com Free Stock Photos. N.p., n.d. Web. 26
May 2014.8. "Chapter 24." Chapter 24. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 May 2014.
<http://www.sjsapush.com/ch24.php>.9. "PSDGraphics." PSDGraphics RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 May 2014.
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