UNIT C: Blog 12

Occupational Segregation

One problem that we have been dealing with with occuaptional segregation is that fact that there still is a pay wage gap. Women are now taking more non traditional jobs, doing the same work, but are still getting pay less. For example, woman that are working as prison gaurds are more likely to be working in state prsions and not federal prisions which pay more (power point). Women now make up 47 percent of the working force. Out of those women the ones that are working full time and all year make only 73 percent of what the males are making doing the same exact thing as them ( ch.1 Britton). We need to acknowledge this and solve the problem as to why this is still going on. We need to figure out why; even though we have laws against this, does this still exist?

One reason that could explain wht these segregations still exist is the fact the organizations and structures such as firms, plants, prisons and companies are genderized. This means that structures ans organizations on the bottom level of their structuring are structured into shperes or groupings. they are also organized into public and private and domestic and work. This is where where see these internal and domanent ideals come into play ebcause they think woman can only do the domestic work (CH.1 Britton)

Women are the ones that are going out into the work force and work two jobs ( mother and bread winner) but yet thye are the ones that are looked down on and have to make more sacrifies. Women are seen as domestic, they have to make choices in between their home and family life. Some employers give maternity live and child care but that is not common (Ch. 1 Britton).

Organization and structures in occuaptional setting uphold these horrible standards through their practices and policies. Womena re segregation in gedner based policies and practices in occupations. On example are height and weight requirements. In one job in anexample from the book, states that all emplyees, men and women, are put into a wprok pool. They will then get the lowerst ranking of job which is the hardest and women would not get it becaus the requirements were for strong people that could do the work. Other work equirments and policies would amke it so you had to work difficult and long hours. This was a problem for women as they had to take care of the children and the businesses new that ( Ch. 1 Britton).

Women that could get into the non traditional jobs saw less pay and harassment more offend than women in more traditional jobs. These women would have to change their gender roles and comform to what theiur male traditonal jobs asked of them. These women had to become their jobs. Some aspects that made segregation sill exist through occuations were shift hours, the length of the shifts, and placing women in jobs such as working in the kitchen (PowerPoint).

The pros of working in non traditional jobs are following your dreams, empowerment, satisfaction and getting attention, but this can be a con as well if it is not the right kind of attention. If you are doing good in your job the pro is that we like to get attention for our good work done well. the con is that if we are struggling it can be negative attention. Cons for non traditional jobs would be limited mentors and support from your family might not be as strong (article: The pros and cons of nontraditional careers). Depending on what career and occupation that women are going they can be faced with men that are acceptive and ones that are against. Ones that against are ones that can not see past the traditional roles and think they will lose their jobs.

these segregations exist because of the structures of the organizations, the culture, the ideology, and the workers. (Ch.1)