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| The ideology that one sex is superior to the other |
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| The state of being both masculine and feminine, aggressive and passive |
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| are society’s expectations of the proper behavior, attitudes, and activities of males and females. |
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| Women and men who worked successfully to gain women the right to vote. |
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| Pay equity – also called comparable work. |
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| The same wages for different types of work that are judged to be comparable by such measures as employee knowledge, skills effort, responsibility, and working conditions; |
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| The barrier that blocks the promotion of a qualified worker because of gender or minority membership. |
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| An official corporate career track for women who want to divide their attention between work and family. |
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| Any unwanted and unwelcome sexual advances that interfere with a person’s ability to perform a job and enjoy the benefits of a job. |
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| Examples of sexual harassment: |
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i.Subtle pressures regarding sexual activity
ii.Inappropriate touching
iii.Attempted kissing
iv.Sexual assault |
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| The trend since 1970 in which women account for a growing proportion of those who live below the poverty line. |
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| Poor women share many characteristics with poor men: |
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i.Low education attainment,
ii.Lack of market-relevant job skills
iii.Residence in economically deteriorating areas |
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| women whose primary occupation had been homemaking but who did not find full-time employment after being divorced, separated or widowed |
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| the first institution of higher learning to admit women. |
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| the first women’s college |
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| Schools must take these changes or risk the loss of all federal assistance: |
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i.Schools must eliminate all sex-segregated classes and extracurricular activities
ii.Schools cannot discriminate by sex in admissions or financial aid and cannot inquire into whether n applicant is married, pregnant, or a parent. Single-sex schools are exempted
iii.Schools must end sexist hiring and promotion practices among faculty members
iv.Must provide more opportunities for women sports |
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| The double burden, work outside the home followed by child care and housework, that is faced by many women and that few men share equitably. |
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| Lower salaries women receive over their lifetime because they have children |
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| Cumulative impact of oppression because of race, gender, and class as well as sexual orientation, religion, disability status, and age. |
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