Which of the following students best summarizes the experiences of women in blue-collar jobs?
a. Rosie: Surprisingly, in the current era, women are welcome in blue-collar jobs, as long as they can do the work..
b. Selma: Women blue-collar workers may experience both access discrimination and sexual harassment, yet they are often proud of their abilities..
c. Wilma: Women now constitute about 25 of employees in blue-collar jobs like firefighter and carpenter..
d. Delores: There really aren't any benefits for women in blue-collar jobs, but they take whatever work they can get..
Question 2According to the discussion of women in blue-collar jobs,
a. in general, women in blue-collar jobs are treated better than women in traditionally male high-prestige professions.
b. women typically do not experience access discrimination in being hired for blue-collar jobs, but they do experience treatment discrimination.
c. sexual harassment is more common in traditionally female jobs than in blue-collar jobs.
d. there is more research on women in prestigious professions than in blue-collar jobs.
Question 3According to the research, women in high-prestige professions
a. rarely experience sexual harassment.
b. may be treated in a patronizing fashion.
c. are usually viewed as professional first, women second.
d. typically find female role models and mentors to help them.
Question 4According to research on women and men in traditionally male high-prestige professions, which of the following areas would be most likely to show gender differences?
a. overall knowledge of a discipline
b. attitudes about work
c. personality styles
d. general self-confidence
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