Title: Concepts of Structural Oppression: A General Overview | SlutWalk Wiki | Fandom
Headings: Concepts of Structural Oppression: A General Overview
Concepts of Structural Oppression: A General Overview
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Institutionalized oppression definitions
Prejudice
An example of structural/institutional oppression
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Content: Often, targets of covert forms of oppression may second guess themselves and their reactions to covert oppression. because they are difficult for us as individuals to detect. An example of structural/institutional oppression
National labor statistics show that among full-time workers in the United States, women on average earn approximately 80% of what men earn . When one closely examines the data and breaks it down, it becomes clear that the primary reason for this is not out-and-out, Mad-Men-style discrimination, where some rabid misogynist sitting in the top office with way too much alcohol in his system is saying things like "I'LL BE DAMNED IF I LET A WOMAN GET THIS JOB!" Rather, the disparity can be overwhelmingly explained by occupational segregation and what's referred to as the "motherhood penalty". And in fact, it's quite likely that a lot of what encourages women to self-segregate in their occupations is the disproportionate burden of motherhood (compared to fatherhood) they can predict to encounter if they decide to have children. ( Yes, a little bit of direct wage discrimination still exists, but it's only causing about a 5% gap, and could easily be fixed by passing a federal law that protects employee's rights to wage disclosure. But I digress). Some observers will then say, "oh, well, this is just a difference in pay that's the result of women's own choices. No discrimination going on here."