Women in Comparative Societies
Components of Gender Regimes

Women’s Economic Behavior
Household Labor

“the second shift”

*If women’s household duties were included, the worlds GDP would increase by 25%

Why do women do more? (In Burn, see Figure 5.1)

      Time availability perspective

      Relative resources perspective

      Gender perspective

Child Rearing

Informal Labor Sector

Formal Labor Sector

      % women employed (see Box 5.1)

Part-time workers

Worldwide, women comprise 2/3 of part-time workers

One in four women is employed part-time

Gender occupational segregation

Half of all workers in world are in jobs dominated by one gender

Lowest in Thailand (25%), US (37%) Russia (35%),Hong Kong (40%)

Gender pay gap

            in manufacturing  

% in admin/mgmt (see Appendix)

            glass ceiling

Politics

Representation

Does it make it a difference?

What does?

Religion

Feminist Critiques of