Blog #2

Sex segregation is putting females into one category and males in the other. Males and females are spread all over the page when it comes to jobs at ASU. In the nursing school you tend to see more females than males since society feels women fit the title, “nurse” better than males. In the business school there is a mixture of both males and females but males tend to take over the finance department and business management. Jobs and degrees at ASU are not really narrowed in on one sex. Yes, there are certain degrees that may have more females than males and visa versa, but I think it has been pretty even.
Surprisingly, when I am at home to visit, my dad is usually the one that is cooking dinner and my mom is sitting on the couch watching T.V. When I was living at home, my brother and I did have different chores because of our sex. My bro would have to help with the yard work and I would have to clean our bathroom we shared and vacuum the house. My mom and I never did yard work unless we were planting flowers in the backyard. I have never seen my mom mow the yard or use the weed whacker since my dad feels it is a man’s job and does not want us to get hurt. My dad does have the upper hand in the house and is basically the “boss” of the house. I have been used to males being the dominant person when it comes to work and school as well. I have always had males as bosses and in all my years at school, males have always been principals of my schools. Males seem to always need and want the upper position in a company or wherever they work.
After listening to, “Moms Become Breadwinners as Job Losses Hit Men,” I was horrified. It has been very clear that women make less money than men. There is no reason or excuse for it but it has been that way for a long time and does not seem like it will be change. Women have always been labeled, “stay-at-home moms.” Come on people, yes women are the caretakers of the family but times have changed and women are part of the workforce now and daycares and babysitters are becoming more and more frequent and useful to families. One of the ladies on the radio report said, “Women gravitate to jobs for personal fulfillment so they can spend more time with their family.” I agree that women care more about being home with the children than men do. In the report they said that men are way more focused on high paying jobs and less time at home. Men care more about making money and care less about spending time at home with the children and the family. Money is not the biggest problem for women. The valuable benefits are focused more on jobs that men hold since they tend to be union jobs whereas if you are a waitress, you lose your income if you lose your job but you do not lose health insurance because you never had it in the first place. People are becoming more and more aware of the unevenness of benefits in the workforce and working on making a change.