Question

What is gender division?
(A) Race and caste
(B) Poor men and women in society
(C) The hierarchical unequal roles assigned to men and women by society
(D) None of these

Answer 1

Hint:
The distinction between women and men in society applied to various spheres including social, political and economic. Within the HR profession, it refers to the disparity in the way men and women are treated in the job market and the workplace.


Complete solution:
There was a division of traditional gender into time-consuming jobs in western societies: women were accustomed to doing most of the household chores and childcare, while men worked to pay all day and were responsible for providing family income. This has changed dramatically in recent decades. In the western world, employment for women has grown exponentially. Most women in many lands are now being paid for their services, which would be difficult to imagine just after World War II. In addition to the overall increase in employment rates for women, there are significant differences between countries on the northern continents. Nordic countries, such as Sweden and Denmark, have a higher rate of women participating than other western countries for longer. Anglo-Saxon countries, such as the USA and the UK were at the forefront, while in Italy, Spain and Greece less than half of working women have paid jobs. In Eastern Europe, the picture is different. The communist ideology, which was established after World War II in Eastern Europe outside Russia, forced many women to enter the labour market.

Hence, the correct answer is option C.

Note:
Gender segregation of employees means the allocation of different jobs or types of work to women and men. In the women's economy, institutional rules, norms and practices governing the distribution of employment between women and men (and girls and boys) also create gender segregation of workers.