Unit A, Blog 2

The term “sex segregation” refers to separation between men and women not only in the job force, but also in everyday life. In the workplace men seems to have more opportunities to succeed and make more money than women in the same position. I personally do not see any sex segregation within ASU; last semester I researched equality between teachers and tenured professors and did not find a large ratio between men and women. Also, the Analyzing Gender article mentions job mobility, which is the opportunity to advance within a career. Although men and women both could have dead end jobs, it seems that woman have more than men. It is interesting that most jobs lost due to the recent economy were men’s jobs. This does necessarily means women are given an advantage, it really means they just have more responsibility. The radio show mentions that women still only make 77 cents per every dollar a man makes, so they still have to take second jobs to support their family.

I grew up in a traditional family, my father worked while my mom stayed at home. As I got older my mother helped with her father’s business, but was still a stay at home mother. My parents got divorced when I was older and if my mom had not had a family business she would have had to get a job outside of the home. My mother never graduated from college so her perspective jobs would have been a short list. It is sad that it is socially acceptable to have the father in the family be the breadwinner because if they get divorced the woman could be in a serious problem especially if she has kids. As a child we grow up watching movies about princesses and damsels in distress, not strong powerful woman who can help themselves. Disney movies such as Aladin, Sleeping Beauty, and the Little Mermaid we about princesses who needed to be saved; instilling in our young minds that we need men in our lives to help us. We, as women, are socialized to rely on men while they are obligated to be this strong, patriarchal figure.