Gender Inequality An Ordinal Hierarchy Between Men And...

Gender equality has always been a prominent and complex subject in society, ‘a hotly contested concept [as] the precise meaning remains subject to continuous change and, as a result, to political struggle’, (Ridgeway, 2011: Preface). Ridgeway (2011: 3) defines gender inequality as ‘an ordinal hierarchy between men and women in material resources, power, and status’. Despite the considerable progress that has been made over the past decades, ‘a pattern of gender hierarchy has remained in which men continue to be advantaged not only in employment but also throughout much of society’, (Ridegeway, 2011: page 3). We can understand ‘time’ as a major issue of gender inequality, just as important as care and employment issues, yet ‘policies for more equal time are nowhere on the agenda’, (Pascall, 2008: 216). Gender inequality in time, can be measured using time use surveys. They are most useful in sufficiently recognising and collecting information on unpaid work, revealing ‘the disproportionate amount of time women dedicate to unpaid labor’, (Gross and Swirsk 2002 :4). This essay will then, focus on gendered time in order to outline what gender inequality is, how it measured and why it matters in contemporary society. This essay aims to provide evidence of how time may be gendered and what measures can be set in place to address these inequalities in time. Time is crucial in understanding gender inequalities and making progress towards greater gender equality in society (Pascall:Show MoreRelatedFeminism in India4692 Words   |  19 PagesWikipedia, the free encyclopedia Part of  a series  on | Feminism | Women  and  femininity[show] | History[show] | Variants[show] | Concepts[show] | Theory[show] | By country[show] | Lists and indexes[show] |   Feminism portal | * v   * t   * e | Feminism in India  is a set of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for Indian women. It is the pursuit of  womens rights  within the society of  IndiaRead MoreDimensions of National Culture1821 Words   |  8 Pagescultures, in order to build a comprehensive model which argues that people differ across on the extent to which they endorse five dimensions of values. The Five Dimensions of Culture: 1. Power/Distance (PD)  : This refers to the degree of inequality that exists – and is accepted – among people with and without power. A high PD score indicates that society accepts an unequal distribution of power and people understand their place in the system. Low PD means that power is shared and well dispersedRead MoreAnnotated Bibliography: Plagiarism39529 Words   |  158 PagesLink to bibliographic citation 1159) And that presents us with a problem when we are writing about our work for publications, whether in conference presentations, organisational websites or in journals like BJET. It is essential that we distinguish between the work that has been carried out by others and the work and the writing that is due to our original efforts. Most research projects will start with a comprehensive study of the literature to determine what has been found in the past, and it is