Why Can’t a Woman Succeed Like a Man Essay
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10.Gender1.pptxGender Socialization
Key Terms
Gender: psychological, social, and cultural differences between males and females.
Gender Socialization: Process whereby individuals adopt the culturally defined attributes toward the characteristics of male and female.
Social Construction of Gender Exercise
On the next few slides, you will see examples of cards that are sent to parents after the birth of a new baby.
All of the examples are the front covers of American Greeting cards.
Social Construction of Gender Exercise
How do the cards characterize boys and girls?
Pay particular attention to the colors, words, and images on each card.
Division of Labor in the Household
The Second Shift
Working women perform more hours of housework per week than working husbands.
When living together as a couple, women increase and men decrease the amount of housework they do
Housework gap has decreased in the US:
1965: Mothers 32 hrs/wk, Fathers 4 hrs/wk
2011: Mothers 18 hrs/wk, Fathers 10 hrs/wk
Second Shift
Second Shift
Primary Childcare in Minutes Per Day
