Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Stratifying by Sex

Alice Kessler-Harris, in her essay "Stratifying by Sex," explains the division of labor in the in America's history. The division of labor is between genders. She explains that a woman is more likely to to work at home than their male counterpart is to work at home, and that women have are discriminated against in the work force in terms of advancement and opportunity.  

I feel that the author had some good info and facts based on past data, however I did not feel that enough evidence was present regarding women in the workforce in the twenty-first century. I know that my mother had a very good job working for a company called OXY. However, my mother chose to become a stay at home mother and raise my brothers and me. I do think that there is still some trouble for women to advance in the work force today, but I do not have enough evidence to make any claims otherwise.

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