Week 11 - Work and Home Flashcards
What are some patterns with gender and housework?
Women tend to perform more domestic labour than men.
Non-childcare housework is decreasing and the gender gap is also decreasing, but women still shoulder mental housework at home and office housework at work.
How do most hetersexual couples adhere to housework?
Most heterosexual couples often adhere to gender-stereotypical divisions of labour.
Women handle domestic tasks while men handle physical labour
Stalled Gender Revolution
Men’s unequal contribution to gender household labour led to this trend in the 1990s (England, 2010).
How do most homosexual couples adhere to housework?
Same-sex couples tend to share household responsibilities more equally.
Women and child care in heterosexual relationships.
Women do the majority of childcare in hetersexual relationships, but the sex difference has been narrowing over the years.
Working women and child care in heterosexual relationships.
Despite women increasing their time in paid labour, they are still not spending less time with their children.
Intensive Parenting
Both men and women spend substantial time to their children.
Cultural norms also dictate time spend with children.
Time Availability Theory
Couples decide how much time to spend on housework based on how much time they have available.
Relative Income Hypothesis
Couples trade of money for housework, so whoever makes more income does less housework.
Gender Role Ideology Hypothesis
A couple’s beliefs about gender roles influences the division of housework.
Gender Role Paradox
When husbands rely more on their wives financially, they tend to contribute less to housework.
This is a way for them to display power and “masculinity”.
Maternal Gatekeeping
Behaviours in women that discourage men’s involvement in childcare and domestic labour.
Prevalent in women with expertise in childcare and domestic labour.
Interconnections between work and home lives.
Work and home life are deeping interconnected, influencing each other. Provide platforms for individuals to perform gender roles.
What are some factors in determining housework within heterosexual couples?
- Workplace time commitments
- Relative incomes
- Underlying gender ideologies
How did Covid-19 shape the experience of women working from home?
Most women faced heavier burdens at home, from increased childcare and domestic labour.
Most women would log off to do unpaid labour.
What percentage of global workforce is held by women?
40%
How many women hold upper management positions?
19%
Do men and women differ in leadership effectiveness?
No, there is no difference in leadership effectiveness.
Men are rated higher in male dominated fields (military), and women are rated higher in women dominated fields (education).
What leadership style do men more often use?
Laissez-faire, “hands-off” leadership style.
What leadership traits do women more often use?
Transformational leadership, inspiring and motivating boosting performance and satisfaction.
Democratic, collaborative and less directive leadership styles.
Glass Ceiling
Invisible barrier that keep women (and other minority groups) from rising to the upper parts of the corporate ladder, regardless of qualifications and achievements.
Glass Cliff Effect
Tendency to place women and minority groups in leadership positions where the risks and chance of failure is high.
Glass Escalator
Men in female-typical occupations tend to advance further due to the assumption of men being more capable and better in leadership.
Sticky Floor
Barriers that keep low-wage workers from ascending from the bottom.