Sex segregation is found in almost any common working place. Sex segregation is the separation of people according to their sex, male or female. In the clips we viewed for this section sex segregation is still an issue here in the U.S. for woman. Sex segregation can be found in ASU’s employment, the best example I can think of is the Faculty of professors. Most and almost all math and science related teachers are male. As touched on in one of the clips this has been the long going understanding that men are better at math than females. Also our University President is male, controlling everything.
Socialization is the process of learning your identity through the social norms per say. I am a female who grew up being taught to wear dresses and high heels. I was told how pretty I was and that I could do anything I wanted when I grew up. Growing up in that environment shaped me to be the girl I am today. If I had not had a mom who liked to take me to get my nails done and go shopping, I’m sure I would have turned out a little different. Constantly we are reminded how we are supposed to act or look. At school it is almost a fashion show walking through ASU's campus. The clip that talked about patriarchy was very interesting; our society does favor men greatly in ways we wouldn’t even think about. Our government system is mainly run by white males; this does not portray our population with 51% female.
Even though more men are unemployed than woman it still does not effect the sex segregation and the wage gap issues females have in the workforce. Most males that were unemployed held top positions that females don’t have access too. Many of the jobs that females have do not even encompass benefits or salary. Men claim that woman’s wags have gone up increasingly faster than theirs. This does not have anything to do with the fact that a dollar should be a dollar for everyone. The discussion on” Moms Become Breadwinners as Job Losses Hit Men” was pretty heated. The issue seems simple if two people are equally qualified they should get paid the same.
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