Inequality and Gender (AQA A-Level Sociology): Flashcards

Physical & biological characteristics differentiating men & women

Socially constructed roles/expectations of masculine & feminine

Barriers preventing women reaching senior positions (glass ceiling)

Invisible barrier preventing advancement to top management positions

Men & women concentrated in different types of work at same level

Difference in average hourly earnings between all men & women

Women earned ~80p for every £1 men earned per hour

System of male power where men rule & all women are oppressed

Women hired & dismissed according to economic demand

Women experience oppression through 3 interconnected systems

Gender (patriarchy), social class (capitalism), ethnicity (racism)

'Ain't I a Woman?' (1981) - challenged white feminist perspective

Pregnancy & childbirth create physical/psychological disadvantages

Changing attitudes, legal reforms & challenging discrimination

Women live ~4 years longer than men on average