“About 60% of all women over age 16 in the United States are working, and they represent roughly 46% of the total workforce (U.S. Department of Labor, 2007a). Across ethnic groups, African American women participate the most (about 62%) and Latina women the least (about 56%). However, major structural barriers to women’s occupational selection remain (Maume, 2004; Probert, 2005).”
Discuss how do women’s and men’s occupational expectations differ? How are people viewed when they enter occupations that are not traditional for their gender?
