Women and Work

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The paper examines the position of women in the work force. It focuses on education, behavior and attitudes towards women. It offers an explanation of what socialization is and looks at why women are disadvantaged from childhood. The role of the parent and socialization is examined and discussed in-depth.

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"Socialization refers to the process of learning and internalizing social norms and behaviors so that children can function within society. Socialization of children begins at birth with the principal agents of socialization being the parents. Since children interact with their parents each day until adulthood, socialization within the family context produces a substantial influence, especially through role modeling. Parenting itself is gendered since there are different expectations for mothers and for fathers. Gendered interactions ensure that gender becomes part of family life, of every workplace, and of all institutions. Those same institutions then reinforce gender expectations for each individual."

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