Women and Men
- Created by: alishahonufah
- Created on: 30-04-14 11:15
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- Sexism in today's world
- Men still get paid more than women
- Male dominated jobs and careers are seen as hostile for women (e.g engineering, computer science)
- Fewer women get into engineering etc due to patterns of sexism that starts in school
- 0.3% of girls take computer science at college
- Before girls go to college, computer science is seen as a male dominant area
- Careers that attract women most (teaching, social work) are low paying because they are considered a "womens' work"
- In the US, women get paid 77 cents for every dollar a man earns
- Male dominated jobs and careers are seen as hostile for women (e.g engineering, computer science)
- Women are expected to raise children
- Single mums
- Have breaks from their jobs due to pregnancy
- Take their husbands name
- Move in with them
- Endure pain during pregnancy
- Expected to have children and make sandwitches
- Expected to look and dress a certain way to 'impress' the male species.
- Women are not people but just objects
- Men still get paid more than women
- Women are expected to raise children
- Single mums
- Have breaks from their jobs due to pregnancy
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