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Bielby, D. D. (2016, August 15). Explaining gender stratification and inequality in the workplace and the household. Rationality and Society, 5(3), 367–374. doi:10.1177/1043463193005003005

Dissatisfied by existing theoretical explanations of gender inequality in the labor market, authors of this article argue for incorporating gender-based symbolic-normative structures as consequential for gender stratification.

Questions to Consider

1. Studies still suggest that gender discrimination still takes place in the workplace. What factors can account for this?
2. According to this article, how is gender stratification learned in regards to both the home and the workplace?

Ridgeway, C. L., & Correll, S. J. (2016, June 30). Unpacking the gender system. Gender & Society, 18(4), 510–531. doi:10.1177/0891243204265269

The authors show how gender beliefs shed new light on some defining features of the gender system and illustrate its implications for research into specific questions about gender inequality.

Questions to Consider

1. According to this article what are the differences in regards to the cultural beliefs regarding men and women? Why do these beliefs continue to exist?
2. Why are mothers at a disadvantage in the workplace according to this article?
3. Do you believe that gender discrimination in the workplace will increase or decrease in the next 10 years? Why?

Bishu, S. G., & Alkadry, A. G. (2016, March 15). A systematic review of the gender pay gap and factors that predict it. Administration & Society, 49(1), 65–104. doi:10.1177/0095399716636928

This study conducts a systematic review of 98 peer-reviewed journal articles that empirically investigate the presence of the gender pay gap along with factors that espouse it in organizations.

Questions to Consider

1. What is human capital and role does it play in regards to the gender pay gap?
2. What factors can account for the fact that women and minorities have a harder time advancing in their careers?