{"content":{"sharePage":{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"17223151","dateCreated":"1258757787","smartDate":"Nov 20, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"Supergroovalisticprosifunksticat","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Supergroovalisticprosifunksticat","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/17223151"},"dateDigested":1532140086,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Working Women","description":"I don't think that women are necessarily being picked more than men during the recession, but rather, as the article said, many professions dominated by men have been devastated by the current recession. I don't think that women should get higher pay either, due to their increase in numbers in the workforce. Rather, they should only get higher pay if they deserve it. We're starting to pass the point in which looking down and women and wage preconceptual discrimination is a thing of the past. I'm sure discrimination still exists, but I think part of it might be in the inherent aspect of women that makes them less aggressive and therefore probably less likely to ask for a raise than males.
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\nI don't think that any economy will shift its workforce merely to compensate for an inequity of firing between the genders. Unless some kind of law is enacted, the economy will keep going the way it is, and the numbers of employed men or women will, as time goes on, have less to do with sexism and more to do with who does their job better. We're not quite yet at the point where gender doesn't matter, and in a way I think gender does matter, but it's a much smaller factor than it used to be.
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\nFinally, I have no idea what the new jobs will be. I think the prediction was more an economic assessment, that with unemployment high, especially amongst males, male labor will become cheaper. As such, someone will figure out a product or industry to capitalize on this cheap male labor.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"17207471","dateCreated":"1258738538","smartDate":"Nov 20, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"alisongoo","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/alisongoo","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/17207471"},"dateDigested":1532140086,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Women in the Workforce","description":"In this class we have widely discussed the issue of equality. We have agreed feminism is the political, social, and economic equality amongst both women and men. This article was interesting because it is very applicable to this issue. The article mentions how through the recession, more women are keeping and gaining jobs, while men are losing them.
\nLike we have discussed in class I feel the reason that more women are being hired by companies is because they are more fitted than men. This is because women have, over the past few decades, been working extra hard to prove that they are equally as capable as men. And somewhere along the way they have raised the bar. Thus, logically speaking, companies will hire the most prepared and ready people for the job, especially in such a tough economic time. I think that whether or not women are the majority in the workforce, they should definitely be paid equal to men. I mean it is only fair, right? I don\u2019t think that companies and industries will turn from the traditional female hiring in certain areas of work to compensate for the amount of men unemployed. I hope that companies will continue to hire based on ability rather than gender. I think the new jobs that men will take when re-entering the workforce will heavily be in construction and such. These are very physical jobs that require a lot of strenuous work. Probably the reason these types of jobs aren\u2019t filled now is because people do not build costly buildings, roads, and such in an unstable economy. This is truly bitter sweet article. It is unfortunate many people are losing their jobs however it is nice to see women being recognized as equals.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"17186451","dateCreated":"1258705171","smartDate":"Nov 20, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"loyamash","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/loyamash","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/17186451"},"dateDigested":1532140086,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Women in the Workforce","description":"This scenerio is very similar to that of World War II, in which women were the stabilizing factor in the workforce and economy. I think it is a significant accomplishment of women to have worked their way up the economical ladder, but I feel that equality in the workforce and workplace is still an idea of the future. Just like during World War II when women were empowered as they took on jobs left vacant by the men who went to war, after the war when the men returned women had to go back to the life they were living before. I think the same thing will happen now, just like how the article says that women will be a majority in the workforce and then men will start getting jobs again and regain majority.
\nHowever, the difference today is the amount of education women are exposed to and the type of jobs that they are receiving. Although they are "taking over" the workforce, it does not really mean they should get higher pay, possibly through promotions and the regular ways people get higher pay.
\nI find it interesting that the fields of work that are currently hiring mostly females are the fields in which people would describe as jobs that are taking care of others, nuturing others, and basically possesing qualities of a mother. These fields of work are in education and health care. Women are demonstrating their capabilities today through their work and contributions to our economy. We are living in a time where women are able to dream and aspire to do anything. This article goes to show that there is no "glass ceiling" for women, yet its up to the woman to believe in these possibilities.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"17186383","dateCreated":"1258704632","smartDate":"Nov 20, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"prho","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/prho","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/17186383"},"dateDigested":1532140086,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"workforce","description":"It is not that businesses would rather hire women, but it is the professions that are associated to women that are not feeling the full force of the recession. As the article says, healthcare, teaching, and government are being supported by the stimulus or are areas that are growing even during the recession. Women should get more equal pay, but it would not be because they are taking over the workforce. I do not think that those two things will affect each other that much. I do not think that businesses will hire men just because more men are unemployed. They should still look for the most qualified employee. I don't think there will be new jobs, but the jobs that were lost may come back again. Construction is an area that will really increase the number of men that will enter the workforce after the recession. Not only will more men find jobs, but there will be jobs for women also.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"17185719","dateCreated":"1258701362","smartDate":"Nov 19, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"tiaokemura","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/tiaokemura","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/17185719"},"dateDigested":1532140087,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Women at Work","description":"I am not quite sure as to why companies are hiring more women than men during this time. One explanation could be that the jobs that are in demand right now are ones that are traditionally "women jobs". I'm not sure if they should be paid higher because they have taken over the workforce, but more to be equal to the men. If a man and a women are doing the same job, of course, they should be paid the same amount of money. I'm not sure if industries will turn from the traditional female hire to relieve the growing number of unemployed men. I think the companies would be smart to hire whoever is best for the job, whether it be a man or a woman. I think that the new jobs will be jobs in construction and labor jobs like that. Right now, since the economy is down, many construction jobs have been halted. I think that once companies can gain more money to afford the construction they need, more men will be hired in jobs like construction.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"17185623","dateCreated":"1258700567","smartDate":"Nov 19, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"studloaf","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/studloaf","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/17185623"},"dateDigested":1532140087,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"women in the workforce","description":"I think that companies would rather hire women than men during this time because women are cheaper to pay for the same amount of labor. The article says that women as a whole earn 77% of what men make even though about half of the workforce is made up of women. This is because women tend to work more part-time jobs. Another reason that more women would be hired into the workforce is because the construction industry is going down. I think that women should begin getting the same amount of pay as men because they do the same amount of work as men. I think that eventually the industries will hire more men because the balance between the amount of men and women is beginning to be offset. I think that the number of men in the workforce will surpass the number of women workers because historically this has happened many times. During war, the women would join the workforce to fill in the jobs of those soldiers that were away fighting. After the war, they would unfortunately be replaced by men. I do not believe that this is right, however, I believe that subconsciously society affects our views on what should be.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"17184719","dateCreated":"1258695642","smartDate":"Nov 19, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"kimroy","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/kimroy","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/17184719"},"dateDigested":1532140087,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"women gain","description":"Our world is becoming very politically correct. I think in the interest of promoting themselves as such, companies would rather hire women than men, assuming they have the same qualifications. There is pressure on employers to have \u201cdiversity\u201d or face public criticism or boycotts. No one wants to be accused of racism or discrimination.
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\nNo, I do not think women should be paid more than men. Rather, I think that if women are doing the same quality and quantity of work as men are then they should get the same amount of pay. Nevertheless, the percentage that women make up of the workforce is irrelevant to their salary.
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\nNo, I do not think that industries care about the trend of male job losses. All they want to do is hire the best employees. If their best applicants are women, employers have no reason not to hire them. Moreover, it is an incentive to hire women to promote an image of diversity for the company. Furthermore, a loss of jobs for women will hurt the economy as the loss of jobs for men has. Women have children and families to take care of, too.
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\nThe \u201cnew\u201d jobs that Mulligan refers to are those in construction and manufacturing. These jobs require manual labor and are typically held by men. As our population increases, so will the need for buildings like homes and schools increase. This demand will in turn add more jobs to those industries that men will fill. I agree with Mulligan that the number of jobs for men will increase, but I think that the percentages of jobs held by men and women will balance out about evenly.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"17184551","dateCreated":"1258695053","smartDate":"Nov 19, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"dramatic_superstar101","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/dramatic_superstar101","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/17184551"},"dateDigested":1532140087,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Finally Brain > Brawn Shows","description":"I think women are dominating men in the workforce because of the type of occupations men and women tend to fall into. Women, still the more nuturing of the two, are hired for health care, etc., and those companies to do with health and such have been giving stimulus money. Men, on the other hand, dominate physical labor work like construction, and construction becomes a luxury, an unnecessary expense that many cut out in economic hardships such as these. Companies aren\u2019t hiring more women; it\u2019s just that men are being laid off due to the different jobs each sex does. Finally, society is beginning to see the rewards for brain over brawn.
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\nI think that sex should not be an issue when giving pay if the two do the same job. Grant it, perhaps in physical labor one tends to do more, but in most cases, women work harder than men and if not physically working, they can do just as well and even better than men (such as office jobs).
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\nI do not think companies will hire more men to balance the workplace if women are more qualified and capable. To some extent, companies may try to keep their work places with a somewhat balanced population of both sexes, but the truth is, the ones needing jobs probably aren\u2019t really qualified to go into the types of jobs women are taking over.
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\nI\u2019m not really sure what these \u201cnew\u201d jobs will be, but my hypothesis is that new jobs won\u2019t really be created. I think men will just have to start getting creative and finding different jobs they never considered before to make ends meet.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"17184273","dateCreated":"1258693911","smartDate":"Nov 19, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"aolsen24","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/aolsen24","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/17184273"},"dateDigested":1532140088,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"More Women than men in workforce","description":"I am not sure why companies would rather hire women more than men during this time, but I do think it has to do with the type of available jobs. Since the open jobs are in health-care, education and state and local governments. In the beginning these jobs were jobs that women dominated that is why women are not loosing jobs because the government is trying to help stimulate these jobs. The took a hit because of the type of jobs they were associated with, such as construction.
\nI do think women should be getting higher pay, but not because they took over the work force. I think they should be paid more because they have the right to, but until work forces start hiring women to high paying executive jobs, that won't happen. Like the article said, the work force will level back out after men go and jobs in the work force that are thriving.
\nThe industries might reduce the number of women they hire, but that wouldn't really work, unless the men have the right requirements for the jobs. If the men do have the requirements, then they might start to hire more men.
\nAgain I think healthcare is going to be a big job because of president Obama's healthcare plan, so there will be a need for doctors, nurses etc. I really am not sure if men will surpass women, but I don't think they will fire women they just will hire more men.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"17183153","dateCreated":"1258691307","smartDate":"Nov 19, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"peaceispossible808","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/peaceispossible808","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/17183153"},"dateDigested":1532140088,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Women gain jobs","description":"It's interesting to see how, after talking all year about empowering women and encouraging them to join the workforce, the number of working women have actually exceeded men. This seems like a huge positive step forward for women in society, but as Heidi Hartmann said, there still isn't full equality.
\nIt said in the article that women work fewer hours than men, holding part time jobs, although it was unclear whether this was their choice, or if they were simply not allowed to work as long as men. Either way, this less work time would result in the lower pay. If it is their choice to work less hours than men, then I don't think it is fair to pay them more. However, if the jobs are not allowing them to work long hours, this is unequal treatment. Women should be allowed to work the same amount of time as men and therefore earn the same amount of money.
\nI'm not sure what the "new jobs" will be or whether the amount of men in the workforce will once again surpass women, but it will be interesting to see how society adjusts and recovers after the recession.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]}],"more":true},"comments":[]},"http":{"code":200,"status":"OK"},"redirectUrl":null,"javascript":null,"notices":{"warning":[],"error":[],"info":[],"success":[]}}