Women added to the workforce in the book by allowing men to work in other areas. There is naturally a more nurturing background with women in the profession.
The highlight of the chapter for me was the contradictory forces at play as it pertains to female school teachers. Politically their presence in the classroom was the proverbial "political football" in terms of who stood to gain the most from either promoting or denigrating the female presence in the classroom.
Brian raised a good point in our discussion about the differences between perception and reality regarding to gender equity in pay. If the inequity was substantial enough then economic reason (profit motive/profit maximization) would promote the hiring of female employees exclusively as a cost cutting measure. Reality informs us in today's world that this simply isn't true though.
This question depends on the era. The broader question if whether female educators have had the influence they desired in any given time period?
ReplyDeleteWomen added to the workforce in the book by allowing men to work in other areas. There is naturally a more nurturing background with women in the profession.
ReplyDeleteWhen I first started teaching there was different pay. Elementary was all female and they got paid less.
ReplyDeleteThe highlight of the chapter for me was the contradictory forces at play as it pertains to female school teachers. Politically their presence in the classroom was the proverbial "political football" in terms of who stood to gain the most from either promoting or denigrating the female presence in the classroom.
ReplyDeleteBrian raised a good point in our discussion about the differences between perception and reality regarding to gender equity in pay. If the inequity was substantial enough then economic reason (profit motive/profit maximization) would promote the hiring of female employees exclusively as a cost cutting measure. Reality informs us in today's world that this simply isn't true though.
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